Lucknow :

Observing the All Souls Day, Christians in the city prayed for departed souls in their family on Sunday evening.

Many of them went to the graveyard to clean graves and lighted incense sticks and candles on them. Some of them read a portion or two from the Bible while others prayed. Families also offered special prayers at their homes in the morning.

“It is an occasion to remind ourselves that we arise from soil and this is going to be our fate some day. therefore, we repent asking God and our ancestors to forgive us for deeds that went wrong consciously or unconsciously,” explained R F Bunny, president, United Christian Welfare Association UP which organised a programme at Nishatganj graveyard.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / November 03rd, 2014