All Souls’ Day

All Souls’ Day in Macao uses the calendar identity “All Souls’ Day”. commemorates the faithful departed in the Catholic calendar. Its status reflects Macao’s Portuguese administrative and Catholic heritage, including historic parishes and cemeteries that remain part of the SAR’s urban landscape. The date is different from Chinese Cheng Ming and Chong Yeung even though all three can involve remembrance of deceased relatives.

Catholics attend Mass, pray for the dead and visit cemeteries with flowers or candles where permitted. Families may clean graves and remember relatives quietly. Other residents experience an administrative holiday without religious practice. Respectful visitors should recognise cemeteries as active family and worship spaces rather than tourist displays.

Monday, November 2 is a public holiday in 2026 but not an Article 44 obligatory private holiday. Executive Order No. 60/2000 lists this as a Macao public holiday, so public administration follows the official calendar. It is not one of Article 44’s eight obligatory private-sector holidays; private paid leave therefore depends on contract, employer policy or another applicable rule. Banks and essential or visitor-facing services can use separate schedules. This distinction belongs to Macao’s system and must not be inferred from mainland China or Hong Kong calendars.