Filipino Families Honor Departed Loved Ones on All Saints Day

Filipinos gather nationwide to remember deceased loved ones on All Saints' Day.

Filipinos gather in cemeteries and mountain towns to remember departed relatives on All Saints' Day. Millions visit gravesides nationwide to light candles, offer prayers, and maintain centuries-old traditions. Communities observe the solemn holiday with family reunions and traditional rituals.

• The traditionCommunities in Sagada observe the Panag-aapoy ceremony to remember ancestors with bonfires.
• The historyThe annual fire-lighting ritual in Sagada has taken place for 122 years.