All Saints Celebration

All Saints Day, known in Polish as Wszystkich Świętych, takes place each year on the first of November. On this day, Poles travel across the country to their hometowns to visit the cemeteries where their relatives rest. People bring decorative candles and flowers to lay on the graves of their loved ones. By the end of the day, there are millions of candles glowing in cemeteries across the country that will shine for up to a week.