Awesome pictures, @Intentional_Witch- it looks like you all had a wonderful Halloween party!
It’s new to me too- I wasn’t familiar with All Saint’s Day until I moved to Poland! Here, it’s a huge event- everyone spends days going to the cemetery, cleaning the graves, buying candles and flowers, and then gathering on both All Saint’s Day (the 1st) and on All Soul’s Day (the 2nd) to light all the candles
Out of respect for my partner’s family I won’t show the pictures of their gravesites, but there are some beautiful pictures I found online that show the beauty and magic of the holiday:
During the day:
Picture from Key to Poland: All Saint’s Day History and Traditions
At night:
Picture from Spirited Travelers: Poland Remembers
It’s an amazing occasion that I feel like I was missing out on before- there’s something both beautiful and nostalgic about taking a special day or two out of the year for everyone of all religious paths and spiritualities (ASD is known as a Christain holiday here these days, but it has roots in the Polish pagan holiday Dziady) to honor their ancestors
I’m glad you all had such a lovely holiday time, @Intentional_Witch- much love and many blessings!