Germans are intent on preserving the history of Germany through their festival traditions. All round the year, Germans observe festivals for nearly all occasions. Every festival in Germany is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm. Several of the country’s popular festivals including Oktoberfest, Kinderzeche or Children’s Party, Fasching, Traditional Christmas Markets etc mark Germany’s historical events and are celebrated with revelry, traditional costumes and parades.
German calendar is jam packed with festivities that combine age old customs with modern carousing. Here’s a glimpse of the forthcoming celebration of Germany All Saints Day. Also known as All Hallows’ Day, Feast of All Saints, Hallowmas or Solemnity of All Saints, this day is observed on 1st November to commemorate those deemed by the Catholic Church to have attained sainthood. The period is marked with the bunch of other festival like ‘All Hallows Eve’ celebrated the preceding day. The following day i.e. 2nd November observes ‘All Souls Day’ to remember all the Departed Believers.
The belief behind All Saints Day Celebration varies among different communities. Here are a few reasons for All Saints Day Celebration:
1. All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebration among Christians stems from a belief that there is a powerful spiritual bond between the living and those in heaven.
2. In Catholic theology, All Saints Day commemorates all the departed souls who have attained bliss in heaven.
3. In Methodist theology, All Saints Day prayer is observed on this day to thank God for the lives and deaths of his saints, famous or obscure.