Cemeteries and memorial parks all over the country became virtual fair grounds during All Saints’ Day Friday and All Souls’ Day today. At the largest cemetery in the metropolis, the Manila North Cemetery welcomed tens of thousands of families who came to remember their loved ones with offerings of candles and flowers. PHOTO BY ALEXIS CORPUZ
Millions of Filipinos trooped to cemeteries to honor their dead in typically festive fashion on All Saints’ Day on Friday, ignoring appeals from the Church to keep the day solemn.