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Feed your soul

SOUL cake! A soul cake! Have mercy on all Christen souls for a soul cake!’ The now-forgotten song was chanted by children across the country on the second day of November—All Souls’ Day—the third and final day of Soul Mass, a time of remembrance of the dead that began on Halloween. It was believed that, on those days, the spirits of the dead could interact with the living and visit old haunts to be recognised by their loved ones

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