All Saints Day
Yesterday I got to witness thousands celebrate All Saints Day here in Cebu. People light candles, bring flowers and pray for their loved ones at cemetery’s all over. This was my first time to witness this holiday here and indeed a sight it was to see. There must have been a few thousand people at this small public cemetery I went to. Many people were camped out with their families and there were vendors selling everything from food to glow sticks. This is such a popular place for people to visit on this day that the Mayor even put up campaign signs for next years election.
In the Philippines this day, called “Undas”, “Todos los Santos” (literally “All Saints”), and sometimes “Araw ng mga Namayapa” (approximately “Day of the deceased”) is observed as All Souls’ Day. This day and the one before and one after it is spent visiting the graves of deceased relatives, where prayers and flowers are offered, candles are lit and the graves themselves are cleaned, repaired and repainted. (Wikipedia)
Isn't the scenes you shot in Carreta cemetery?
Is that the name of the cemetery in Lapu-Lapu? If so, that's probably were I was shooting.
Awesome pictures. I have never seen anything quite so beautiful. I wish I could of witness that.
It's a feast day celebrated on November 1. All the pictures on your blog look awesome. Keep on sharing the pictures like this.f
nice picture . It was nice going through it. keep it up the good work.
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I thought you shot it in Carreta because it's kind of familiar. Public cemeteries do look like the same and one could be the other and vice versa. Anyways, the images are perfect! Superb!
I thought you shot it in Carreta because it's kind of familiar. Public cemeteries do look like the same and one could be the other and vice versa. Anyways, the images are perfect! Superb!