At the end of October and during the first two days of November locals clean family gravestones, bring flowers and light candles to pay respects to the dead members of their families. It is a holy day of obligation for Catholics.
Also, top state officials and local office-holders hold wreath-laying ceremonies in cemeteries and in front of historical monuments in memory of patriots who have given their lives for the homeland.
Catholic dignitaries say requiem masses at main cemeteries in their dioceses.