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Cemeteries are filled with flowers for All Saints' Day

Ismael Velázquez
06/11/2025 - 16:14 h.
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All Saints' Day, one of the most historically rooted festivals in the Balearic Islands.Ismael Velázquez
Neither an Americanized trend nor a lost tradition: this is how All Saints' Day and Halloween coexist in the Balearic Islands
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A woman places a candle on a relative's grave.
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Visiting the cemetery on All Saints' Day is a tradition passed down from parents to children.
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Flowers fill the graves in the cemeteries of the Balearic Islands.
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A man walks through the silence of the Palma cemetery.
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Many families have come to the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones.
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A woman fondly remembers one of her deceased loved ones.
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A family is walking towards the grave of one of their relatives.
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Last-minute shopping before visiting the cemetery for All Saints' Day.
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All Saints' Day, the tradition lives on.
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Cemeteries are filled with flowers for All Saints' Day.
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All Saints' Day, one of the most historically rooted festivals in the Balearic Islands.