Czechs mark All Souls day

Traditionally on the first weekend of November millions of Czechs pay their respects to departed friends and relatives. Cemeteries around the country are awash with candles and flowers as families undertake an annual pilgrimage to family graves, often travelling for hours to reach their destination. In the evening masses are held for the departed. In Prague Cardinal Dominik Duka will serve a special mass at the Sts Peter and Paul Basilica at Vyšehrad.