Family and friends honour and pray for loved ones at All Souls Day services at their local church. They will also visit cemeteries where they will clean and adorn graves with flowers and remember the person that has passed away.

All Souls Day is commemorated across different cultures around the world. In Poland, community attend cemeteries at dusk and light candles at the graves of their loved ones. In Mexico, el Día de los Muertos incorporates indigenous Mexican culture with Catholicism. Families create altars in the home or at the cemetery with flowers and food as a way to honour their passed loved ones. There is also a carnival where people dress in costumes and paint their faces. In fact, el Día de los Muertos is such a significant event that it is protected by UNESCO as part of the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT) extends our heartfelt wishes to all those in the community who are honouring All Souls Day. We invite the community to visit our sites to reflect, remember loved ones and connect with tradition.