In the Philippines, November 1 is marked as "Araw ng mga Patay" (Day of the Dead) and is jointly celebrated with All Saints Day (the next day), as designated by the Roman Catholic Church.
Filipinos mark this date as an almost festive event and the day has an atmosphere of a family reunion.
It is said to be an “opportunity to be with the departed.”
When November 1 hits the calendar, the “Araw ng mga Patay” becomes more than a celebration of the solemn and collective remembrance of the dead.
The festive atmosphere lasts till the next day, which is the All Souls Day.
Catholics in the Philippines lead in this tradition.
As a national holiday, cemeteries throughout the country are full of families and visitors keeping vigil or camping all day or all night at gravesides with candles, lights, food, music and a general friendly atmosphere of companionship.
It is best to avoid cemeteries or roads leading to cemeteries at this day due to the heavy traffic.
"Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy."
~Author Unknown
beautiful flowers for All Souls' Day...♥
Gerbera and Stargazer flowers...♥
Stargazer Lilies...♥
Roses...♥
Orchids...♥
"As we remember this day the love we shared with those who have gone, may we also cherish the moments that we share with the people still in our path." ♥
(Visited the tombs of my Dad and in-laws today, ahead of the madding crowd tomorrow...hoping to to have more time to visit other dearly departed loved ones and pay my respects to them, too.) ♥
Flowers for my beloved Daddy ♥
"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,
love leaves a memory no one can steal." ♥
"If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again."
~Author Unknown
(at my beloved Dad's mausoleum) ♥
"When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."
~Author Unknown
(our "birthday floral offering"
for my late mother-in-law's Oct. 30th natal day) ♥
(at the mausoleum of my late parents-in-law) ♥
“Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love. It can't take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death.”
(floral offering for my late father-in-law, "Papàng") ♥
“Life lives, life dies. Life laughs, life cries. Life gives up and life tries. But life looks different through everyone's eyes.”
(floral offering for my late mother-in-law, "Mamàng") ♥
"Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow."
(at the mausoleum of the hubby's late maternal grandparents) ♥
"Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."
~Rossiter Worthington Raymond
(floral offering for the hubby's late maternal grandfather,
Geronimo Cordova ~ "Lolo Momo") ♥
"With what a deep devotedness of woe...
I wept thy absence - o'er and o'er again...
Thinking of thee, still thee, till thought grew pain,
And memory, like a drop that, night and day,
Falls cold and ceaseless, wore my heart away!"
~Thomas Moore
(floral offering for the hubby's late maternal grandmother,
Graciana Cordova ~ "Lola Asiok") ♥
"Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not,
rather find strength in what remains behind."
~William Wordsworth
(~Payed my respects to Tita Thelma Gamboa, wife of Tito Wilson Gamboa...visited her grave & brought a basket of flowers.
Said a prayer, too, for her & dear Tito Wilson.) ♥
To live in hearts we leave behind. Is not to die.
~Thomas Campbell
Remembering "Pare BERT" TARROSA...
(a refreshing yellow-and-white flower arrangement
for our dear "Pare BERT") ♥
("Pare BERT" TARROSA was a very good friend of our family.
He was one of the hubby's loyal 'leaders'/'followers' when hubby was still active in politics.
"Pare BERT" owns AIDA'S in Manokan Country.
He was a simple person...a kind soul...always there for us, especially the hubby.
We appreciate his friendship and miss him dearly.) ♥
Goodnight, everyone.
A safe All Souls Day to us all.
Love and light,
SAL ♥
P.S.
I really, really miss my Dad.
Just felt like sharing that here in my blog~
if only to 'make pautwas'/'express my sentiments'
~ "super-senti" that I am...(sigh).
"Daddy's Girl Forever",
S. ♥
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