Filipinos clutching flowers and umbrellas poured into cemeteries across the Catholic-majority Philippines Tuesday to pay tribute to their dead loved ones in person on All Saints’ Day for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MARKING ‘UNDAS’.
Among the tens of thousands of visitors to Manila North Cemetery was Leonardo Filamor, 58, who was paying his respects to a friend who died in 2017. Millions of Filipinos normally go to cemeteries on the day to remember their dead relatives by praying, lighting candles, and leaving flowers at gravesites.Flower vendor Lucila Cleto said the weekend storm had dented sales and driven up the price of chrysanthemums and roses.
While most people visit the graves of relatives or friends, others go to remember their beloved pets.
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