On All Saints' Day, which is observed on November 1, and is a public holiday in Croatia, and on All Souls' Day, November 2, Croatians pay a visit to their loved ones' final resting places and attend masses and other religious services conducted in cemeteries and graveyards.

At the end of October and during the first two days of November, locals clean their family gravestones, bring flowers, and light candles to pay respects to the dead members of their families. It is a holy day of obligation for Catholics.

Also, top state officials and local office-holders hold wreath-laying ceremonies in cemeteries and in front of historical monuments.

Catholic dignitaries say requiem masses at main cemeteries in their dioceses.