In 9.Century became of Pope Gregor IV, All saints on that 1.November fixed. All souls is as an anniversary for all deceased in the church since that 11.Century imported. Usually the families meet and visit together the graves of the deceased on the All saints day. The graves are particularly festively arranged to this cause. An exterior indication of it, that one shows the dead one in relation to reverence and respect and you an appropriate place in the heart grants.
In the people faith is delivered, that “arms the souls” on the all soul day or in the week following on it (the soul week) there where you return in former times lived.

For arms the souls soul Braid or soul Prezel made of yeast or sheet paste were baked. The three Braid strands remind of the holy Trinity and the into one another bolt symbolize the eternity. In Swabia it is today still usual until, that godfathers for their godfather children of soul Braids bake.
All-holy is considered church-legally as collecting celebration to holy martyrs and all other holy ones. The oldest voucher for all-holy is with Johannes Chrysostomos for Antiochien in 4.Century, there the “gentleman master of all holy ones” is described.