All Saints' Day
This Wednesday is All Saints¿ Day. The tradition that figures most prominently on this date is visiting the graves of our loved ones to show that they are still in our thoughts. In Spain, people visiting cemeteries usually bring gifts of flowers for their forebears. Moreover, is has become very common visit cemeteries to tidy the grave in days leading up to the occasion in anticipation.
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These days it is normal to buy flowers to leave on the graves of our loved ones. Carnations are most popular, although chrysanthemums are also commonplace. This coming 1st November will be the day of the year on which most flowers are sold, surpassing St Valentine. The cut flowers¿ sector, which centres mostly on Chipiona and Sanlúcar de Barrameda, expects to sell in the region of 4 million daisy and chrysanthemum sprigs.
In the run up to the holiday, large numbers of people go to cemeteries to dust off graves and to pray for the deceased. The tradition is also typified, aside from visits to the cemetery, by exquisite pastries. Folk knowledge has come up with a particular kind of pastry to add a touch of sweetness to make the day that little less bitter.
