“All Saints Day, known in Polish as Wszystkich Świętych, takes place each year on the first of November. This is a day of remembrance. Unlike Halloween and Día de Muertos, All Saints Day is a more serious and solemn holiday. On this day, Poles travel across the country to their hometowns to visit the cemeteries where their relatives rest.
People bring decorative votive candles (known in Polish as znicze) and flowers such as chrysanthemums (of all colors) 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.”