Christians washed the tombs, decorated them with flowers, lit candles and incense. The Bishop presided and conducted the mass. Their families, relatives and nuns then read the prayer book, sang hymns and then sprinkled flowers on the grave to pay their respects to the deceased.
Coimbatore: Christians are buried in graves when they die. All Soul's Day is observed on November 2 each year as relatives visit the graves of their family members and ancestors and pay their respects.
On this day, the entire Christian cemetery in Valparai was cleaned. Christians washed the tombs, decorated them with flowers, and lit candles and incense. The Bishop presided and conducted the mass.
Their families, relatives and nuns then read the prayer book, sang hymns and then sprinkled flowers on the grave to pay their respects to the deceased. Then they closed their eyes and prayed silently and paid tearful tribute to the deceased relatives. Sprinkling holy water on the graves of the dead was done by the Bishop.
Catholic Christians attended this funeral.
On this day, the entire Christian cemetery in Valparai was cleaned. Christians washed the tombs, decorated them with flowers, and lit candles and incense. The Bishop presided and conducted the mass.
Their families, relatives and nuns then read the prayer book, sang hymns and then sprinkled flowers on the grave to pay their respects to the deceased. Then they closed their eyes and prayed silently and paid tearful tribute to the deceased relatives. Sprinkling holy water on the graves of the dead was done by the Bishop.
Catholic Christians attended this funeral.