All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day

Many parents wonder whether it is worth telling their offspring what All Saints' Day is and about its meaning and death. It seems to be a fundamentally negative day and topic, especially when living in another country where it means nothing and is instead celebrated with a lot of noise like a Halloween.

We have some tips for you on how to celebrate and spend this day in a meaningful way with your children and your family.

Find old photos or videos! It will be great fun to remember and see your grandmothers, grandfathers, great-grandparents, your little parents and all the others who have passed away, in different places, at celebrations etc. It will be a great opportunity to talk about death and the afterlife, heaven, angels and all other childish associations.

Make dinner with your children. Set the table and light a candle for your deceased loved ones.

Tidy up an abandoned grave in a cemetery.Go to the nearest cemetery and find an abandoned grave, light a candle and tidy up someone else's grave. In this way you will create the right values in your offspring.

Write a letter to a relative who has passed away, telling them about yourself and your life, drawing something from your memory.

Visit your local church and light a candle for the deceased. If you are religious, spend time with your children during Mass and after Mass discuss the priest's homily for All Saints' Day. If you are able, visit St Casimir's Church in London, 21 The Oval, Cambridge Heath, London E2 9DT.

Watch a film together. One of the most suitable is Coco, about a boy who enters the afterlife and discovers that the dead are alive and happy in their world of the dead, as long as they are remembered by at least one of their living relatives.

We invite you to share your photos from the All Saints' Day celebrations.

And mention @matildoslituanistinemokykla in your photo