It Is Always A Rainy All Saints’ Day

By rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

Philippines

November 5, 2019 10:07pm CST

Here in the Philippines, most Filipinos flock to the cemetery to offer prayers , flowers, candles and their presence on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1 not All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2 . Nov. 1 is the declared legal holiday here too. And as usual , it is rainy on All Saints’ Day. But rain or shine, people still will flock the cemetery to pay their homage to their deads . Those are our pictures last Nov. 1 when we went to the cemetery for my departed father-in-law. On the next day, I went to our hometown , to also pray for my father, whose urn is at a console by the receiving room of my parents’ house. What about you guys, did you also go to the cemetery last Nov. 1?

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@sol_cee (38222)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

I always go to my father’s grave whenever I’m on vacation. But it’s been a long time that I haven’t celebrated All Saints. FB was flooded with cemetery pics though. :))

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

At least, even if you weren't in the Philippines you know how ypur friends celebrated their All Saijts' Day. I am really wondering why instead of All Souls day when they will go to the cemeteries, it is All Saints' Day.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

@sol_cee I posted our picturea and my daughter said for their group picture with their mother , that i took of , is that they are a family of unsmiling people.

And my picture with my unsmiling husband she said " unsmiling forever" he is.

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@sol_cee (38222)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD I’m looking at your photos and your husband really looks like ‘that‘ actor. :))

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@rsa101 (37968)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

We skipped the Nov 1 and we will go this weekend instead since we went for a holiday last week. Yeah the weather now is really predictable in our province. Seldom do I experience Nov 1 as sunny and pleasant it always rains either on mornings or at night.

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@rsa101 (37968)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD That is true and techincally speaking visit to our dearly departed is supposed to be on all souls day which is Nov 2 and Nov 1 is supposed to be all Saint's day.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

@rsa101 Maybe becauae we consider the deads as saints.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

Sometimes, we do go to the cemetery on nov 2 because there are lesser people already. It's also diffocult to go to the cemetery because of the difficulty in parking.

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

There was never an All souls and All saints day where I went to the cemetery that it did not rain, no matter how hot the weather it would suddenly rain. Our dearly beloved used to be interred in South Cemetery in Makati City till the place got too congested so we transferred them to Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Parañaque( my uncle bought 2 plots and I bought one)

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

Here though, it was sunny the whole day of Nov. 2. It seems to say Nov. 2 is the day where All Souls should be prayed for and visited where they were buried.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

6 Nov 19

I pity those in the cemetery on Nov 1 because it was either the searing sun or the rain.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

Yes. Though, it is also a form of sacrifice for the sake of praying and visiting the dearly departed ones in the cemetery. Hey, it's good to see you here again.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

What' s keeping you busy these days?

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

6 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD same here, nice to see you around.

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@arunima25 (85579)

• Bangalore, India

6 Nov 19

We do not have any such thing here. But something similar to that. We have a month of shraddh in Hinduism that generally falls somewhere in September to November. For one month, we pay homage to our deceased ancestors and forefathers through few rituals.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

So you have a longer celebration - month long. Us here it's just for Nov. 1 since it is declared a legal holiday. It is so interesting that you have rituals for your deceased ancestors and forefathers. I guess, you light incenses?

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

@arunima25 That is a nice belief.

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@arunima25 (85579)

• Bangalore, India

6 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD We do some daan( offerings) to God and also donation to charity and other welfare work in name of our forefathers. One common ritual is to feed crows with food that your forefathers enjoyed. It is believed that during this month the deceased ones visit us in form of birds mainly crow. So people feed birds and crows.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

Glad it didn't rain here during All Saints Day because we've visited the cemetery with our 1 year old son. In the past years, it always rains...

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

Good for you it didn't rain there. You have at least enjoyed your visit in the cemetery. It becomes a reunion to most families at least.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD Yeah, Indeed, a reunion...

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@LadyDuck (459212)

• Switzerland

6 Nov 19

Also here in Switzerland it is a holiday, in several Catholic European countries it is a holiday. I go time by time to the cemetery, when I can.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

Actually, we also go to the cemetery to visit and pray for our dearly departed at anytime. But since it is a holiday, it become customary for the people to flock to tje cemeteriea.

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@LadyDuck (459212)

• Switzerland

7 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD We never move on that day, the roads are crowded, it would takes hours to go to Italy.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Nov 19

@LadyDuck Yes, it's always traffic on All Saints' Day here too.

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@wolfgirl569 (95748)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Nov 19

Most here do that on Memorial day.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

When is your Memorial day there in your country? It is good that you also have that. At least, we all pay homage to our dearly departed.

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@wolfgirl569 (95748)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD Its in May.

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@Freelanzer (10744)

• Canada

6 Nov 19

We don't have a similar celebration here but I do go visit departed families on their birthdays and special holidays.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

We should all be like that actually. Pray and vist our dearly departed in the cemeterieseven on ordinary days. Well, as for us, it is made into a Holiday so everyone including those who works, since it is a holiday can visit their dearly departed even for just this day once a year.

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@cacay1 (83220)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

7 Nov 19

That's always the observation. All Souls and All Saints Days rainy, so slippery but loved ones don't care about the bad conditions. We also visited the grave of our dear parents.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

Yes, we didn't mind. What we have in mind is to ne able to bring the flowers , light the candles and say our prayers. I had a mass said for my father in our hometown the next day.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Nov 19

@cacay1 Yes, i think so too.

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@cacay1 (83220)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

10 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD we ought to remember and visit our departed loves for it's their day. I surely believe they are granted by our dear Father in Heaven .

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307132)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

8 Nov 19

It's good to remember your loved ones. No, it's not a holiday here, and I don't visit cemeteries.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Nov 19

Yes indeed.

So you don't celebrate All saints' Day or All souls' Day. People from all over the world have different ways of remembering the dearly departeds so thatbis understandable that you don't go to the cemetery.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Nov 19

@just4him I understand.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

6 Nov 19

I did not only my siblings are.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

At least someone from your family has visited and prayed at the cemetery. But then, we can pray anywhere we are comfortable.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Nov 19

@JustBhem You have an ailment , so going there would be tedious.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

7 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD It’s a good thing too.

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@resukill22 (25052)

• Las Pinas City, Philippines

6 Nov 19

I'm not able to go there Ms rebel coz my son is sick, only my husband and my father in law

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

At least someone from your family get to go and pray and visit the dearly departed. How's your son? What is he sick of?

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@resukill22 (25052)

• Las Pinas City, Philippines

6 Nov 19

@kepweng its fine my friend

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

@kepweng We don't celebrate halloween. But since we operate a mall the conpany owns, ee have halloween party. It's for the sake of the children.

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@samysotelo18 (7744)

• Mexico

6 Nov 19

I hadn't thought about that...but it rained here as well in "Día de muertos" It always rains

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

So, there in your country, you also celebrate All Saints day and people go to the cemeteries on Nov. 1.

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@samysotelo18 (7744)

• Mexico

7 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD Yes, then it's Día de muertos on Nov 2 We dedicate Nov 1 to children that passed

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@rebelann (111263)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Nov 19

In South El Paso and Juarez Mexico they celebrate All Saints Day on the 1st and many will dress up in scary costumes.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

I suppose they are mostly Catholics in Mexico, that is why they celebrate 1 as All Saints day also.

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@rebelann (111263)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Nov 19

Yes, we do have a huge catholic community here @SIMPLYD

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

6 Nov 19

we always go nov. 2 because mother said that's how it's done in their hometown and that you're supposed to go to church on nov 1 i do remember in the past when children would fly kites in the cemetery. by the way, how's your groovy auntie?

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

Really , Nov. 2. Then she is celebrating it right since it is All Souls Day. As to Auntie she' not ok. I will post about it one of these days.

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD oh, that's sad because i was just remembering the 50 balibayan boxes.

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@jstory07 (134648)

• Roseburg, Oregon

8 Nov 19

We donot have that Holiday but we go every summer when it is nice.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

10 Nov 19

I can understand why.

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

6 Nov 19

We don't have that tradition here, we go to the graveyard at any time. My son and daughter regularly go to visit my husband there, but I don't go very often. I keep him in my heart.

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@DianneN (247219)

• United States

6 Nov 19

That’s a wonderful way to remember your loved ones. We visit gravesites throughout the year.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

Yes we do too any day of the year. Although, since November 1 is one of the legal holidays in the Phils. and it is specially to enable all the people working or not to vsiit their deads on the cemetery, it became a tradition to wvery Filipinos .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Nov 19

@DianneN Yes, thank you.

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@DianneN (247219)

• United States

10 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD It's a lovely tradition..

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@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Nov 19

No, I rarely visit the cemetery.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Nov 19

Maybe that's because you have no departed loved onea in your place's cemetery.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Nov 19

@CarolDM Oh, i am sorry to hear that.

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@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Nov 19

@SIMPLYD I wish that were the case. I have lost my entire family. My son, parents siblings and grandparents.

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