All Saints' Day (Dia de Todos-os-Santos) - A National Holiday in Portugal
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| Igreja Paroquial do Santíssimo Sacramento, Lisbon |
Today is All Saints' Day, Dia de Todos-os-Santos, a national holiday in Portugal.
The holiday honors all saints, those known and unknown.
All banks, public buildings such as museums and many shops will close on public holidays in Portugal.
The next day following All Saints' Day is All Souls' Day in the Catholic calendar.
Devout Catholics will attend mass in one of Portugal's many churches on this day.
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| Igreja de São Tiago Coimbra |
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| The entrance door to Capela de Nossa Senhora de Monserrate |
Churches in Portugal
Igreja da Misericórdia de Chaves
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