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Another holiday that is very important in Catholic Poland is All Saint's Day. This is held November 1st (as it is held in all of Western Catholicism) and honors all Saints, known and unknown, and is a day to pay respect to dead loved ones. It is customary to place a candles and flowers on graves and spend time with family.


As you can see as night falls the candles turn an otherwise normal cemetery into an eerily lit graveyard!


We visited two different cemeteries, one of which was the famous Powązki Cemetery. I have been told that it is the oldest cemetery in Europe but after looking online several different times I have found plenty of other places that make that claim as well. Reguardless of its oldest status it is really quite amazing and is home to the remains of many famous and infamous Poles.