Sunday, November 1, 2020

All Saints' and Souls' Days - November 1st and 2nd

"The Christian holiday of All Saints' Day falls on 1 November, followed by All Souls' Day on 2 November, and is currently a Solemnity in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, a Festival in the Lutheran Churches, as well as a Principal Feast of the Anglican Communion." ~ Wikipedia

The Predella of the San Domenico Altarpiece by Fra Angelico is most often shown as a cropped piece of religious art featuring an all saints' concept - here is the art work as a whole as found on Wikimedia Commons




The Day of the Dead by William-Adolphe Bouguereau from Wikimedia Commons ... it is an autumn memorial day in November that you may associate with the spring memorial day in May 




references:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fra_Angelico_-_Predella_of_the_San_Domenico_Altarpiece_-_WGA00447.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_The_Day_of_the_Dead_(1859).jpg