How to celebrate All Saint's Day in Philippines?

All Saints Day is a solemn holiday. In the Philippines the holiday is a day of festivities. "November 1" is marks the beginning of the filipino "Araw ng mga patay" the celebration of the day of the dead. The celebration continous through the next day All souls day. The two days are traditional Catholic holiday set aside to commemorate all saints and all souls of the dead. While the holiday remains an important religous day for the Catholic Church. Though the people in the Philippines celebrate and honor the dead joyously, all saints day is still a respectful day for commemorating ancestors.

We celebrates All Saint's Day in the graveyard and we offer flowers and candles to our dead ralatives. We spend all day with our dead, having picnics, playing card and telling stories. In the festives atmosphere it's not unusual to hear the echoes of children laughing and peoples voices as they gather together sitting at the ledges of tombs.