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All Souls’ Day:

2007: Friday, November 2
2008: Sunday, November 2
In the Roman Catholic Church, a festival falling on November 2, the object of which is, by prayers and alms-giving, to assist souls in purgatory. First instituted in the monasteries of Cluny in 998, the observance soon became general, without any ordinance at large on the subject. All Souls' Day coincides with the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration.

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All Souls’ Day

- 2 November: the day set aside in the Roman Catholic Church calendar for prayer for the souls of those who have died and are believed to be in purgatory.

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