Back in the Philippines, we’re not used to celebrating Halloween like here in the US, where people wear costumes, decorates their houses with Halloween stuff and kids go trick or treating; and every household prepare candies.:) Though, there are some in the Philippines celebrate Halloween, but it’s not very common to us Filipinos.
We celebrate this event by remembering our dead loved ones. We usually call it Undas is the Filipinized version of All Saints/Souls Day. This is a national celebration, a time of year where for most of us Filipinos consider as Family reunion. :) We like family gatherings. :) We often go to the cemetery and clean the graveyards and paint the tombs of our loved ones, also we offer prayers, flowers and prayers.
Like me, I've always look forward to this celebration, being with the whole family, to take time of from work, especially with people who work far away from home, this is a great opportunity for them to visit family and definitely enjoy family's Filipino dishes. This year, I missed being with my family, to be celebrate with them for this year Undas. :(
Undas have been part of my life, I always treated this as one of family reunions, either we go and stay for a while in the cemetery with food and drinks, or just stay home catching up and laughing, sharing each others stories. :) Miss you guys! Love you! And by the way who is setting up the Christmas tree. :) (I usually set-up and design our Christmas tree after Undas) :)
Here are some of the photos from our last year Undas.
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