Movement for All Souls' Day is already increasing in cemeteries in the south of Minas; check timetables and schedule

At the Municipal Cemetery of Poços de Caldas, the movement has been intense in recent days, according to the coordinator of funeral services, Sebastião Alves Ferreira, known as Tchãozinho. The site has around 8 thousand tombs and it is estimated that more than 100 thousand people are buried there.

"Without a doubt. People, because it was a long holiday, anticipated coming to the cemetery of longing. Which is very good for all of us, that people come to make memories, to pay their respects to their loved ones", said Tchãozinho.

The Poços de Caldas Municipal Cemetery is open this Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 6pm. On Monday, All Souls' Day, the opening hours will be extended, from 6am to 6pm. Cemitério Parque will also be open from 6am to 6pm.

On Monday, two masses will be celebrated at the Poços de Caldas Municipal Cemetery. The first takes place at 7am, under the responsibility of the Santo Expedito Parish, with Father Rodrigo Pape. The second will be at 9am, organized by the Nossa Senhora Aparecida Church, with Father Reginaldo.

The administration also advises visitors to take flowers in perforated vases and without plastic packaging to avoid the accumulation of water and possible breeding grounds for the dengue mosquito.

“We ask that everyone who brings flowers comes with a perforated vase and that it is not wrapped in plastic, so that it does not retain water, because during this summer and rainy period, we have a dengue problem”, explained Tchãozinho.

In Pouso Alegre, the Municipal Cemetery will be open from 6am to 5pm on Monday. Masses are scheduled at 7am, 9am and 11am. On site, it will not be allowed to clean the tombs on Sunday and Monday, a measure adopted to facilitate the movement of visitors.

The Parque Cemetery Garden will be open from 8am to 6pm. There will be a celebration at 10am, followed by a musical and balloon performance. At 3pm, a moment of blessing will be held with Archbishop Dom Magela.

In Varginha, the Municipal Cemetery will open from 5:30 am to 6 pm. Four masses are scheduled, at 7am, 9am, 12pm and 4pm. The expectation is that more than 10 thousand people will visit the site during All Souls' Day.

At the Campal Parque da Saudade Cemetery, also in Varginha, opening hours will be from 7am to 6pm, with masses at 7am, 9am and 5pm.