All Saint's Day

Posted by Krisu (Tampere, Finland) on 2 November 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Every first saturday of November we in Finland and also in Sweden honour our beloved ones who has passed away by lighting candles to their graves and thinking of them.
The custom of celebrating saints and martyrs on specific days is an old Christian tradition.
This is also my choice to the Thursday Challenge, where the theme this week is "SHINY" (Bright, Reflections, Polished, Glistening, Sparkle, Metal,...)

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Comments (5)

Iines J from Finland

Varsin juhlava näky! Me juhlimme vähän riehakkaammissa tunnelmissa pyhäinpäivänä, mutta olisin mielelläni mennyt illalla ihailemaan hautausmaan kynttiläloistoa.

2 Nov 2008 3:17pm

@Iines J: Näky oli hieno, mutta siellä oli k-y-l-m-ä! Näpit olivat aivan jäässä. Voi, kun olisi jouluna lunta...

JJ from Jersey City, United States

its also All Saints day in the UK and New Zealand if I remember correctly, but I dont think we have the tradition of lighting candles, which is a pity I think its a wonderful idea,
you have captured this scene so beautifully

2 Nov 2008 4:53pm

@JJ: Oh I didn't know, thanks for telling. I thought English spoken part of the world was having halloween which we don't celebrate.
It was freezing cold out there, the temperature was below the freezing point and it was snowing in many parts of Finland, not in here, though.

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Yes, we have no tradition of this in England despite sharing the Day . . I had expected it to look spooky but it actually looks warm and almost joyful . . I think this is a lovely idea.

4 Nov 2008 12:20am

@Ronnie 2¢: Truly, the atmosphere is warm, not spooky at all. You cannot see it from my shots but there were lots of people walking and families are with their children. So the tradition moves on to the next generation as well.

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

I missed this one on the 2nd, but it too, is beautiful. We celebrated All Saints Day on Sunday, November 3rd, in our church, lighting a candle for each of our parishioners who had died during the previous year. ♥

7 Nov 2008 2:14am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

What a lovely tradition, Krisu ... November 2 is my birthday so I've always felt a special fondness for All Saints Day and remembering the special ones who have gone before me and influenced my life. This is a beautiful night shot ... really lovely!

7 Nov 2008 9:59am

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