Filipinos honor their dead on All Saints' Day with cemetery visits and bonfires

Large crowds gathered in Manila on All Saints' Day as families visited the tombs of their relatives. In a mountain town, pinewood bonfires burned through the night at a cemetery as the country remembered its dead.

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• Thousands of people gathered in Manila to commemorate their loved ones, including Loretta Santos, who recalls memories of her father.

  «Lorita Santos cherishes memories of her father as she joins thousands in Manila to honor loved ones on All Saints’ Day»

  ABC News
• In a mountain town, small pine wood fires burned all night in a cemetery located on a hill covered in fog.

  «Tiny pinewood bonfires burned through the night at a mountain cemetery as the largely Christian Philippines remembered its dead»

  news.com.au
• Families visited the graves of their relatives, and many families use this day to host gatherings and family reunions.

  «Families visited the tombs of their relatives, and many use this day to host family reunions and get togethers.»

  KTVN • KTVN

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