Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history of our redemption, in memory of the Virgin Mother of Christ, or of His apostles, martyrs, and saints.
About the image: The Day of the Dead, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905). Part of a collection at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, France.