RE: Undas (All Saint's Day) - Beautiful Sunday
It is interesting to see how you celebrate All Saints in Philippines. It looks like a big party with lots of food and fun activities for kids.
In Slovakia we go to the cemetery to light the candles and bring the flowers to the graves. People keep quiet and nobody talks to each other. You quietly go to the grave, kneel down and pray. When you're done with praying you leave the cemetery and go home. At home you light a candle behind your window. And that's it.
I like your celebration. It's nice to see that people can do something joyful while remembering their beloved ones. Those people who are not with us anymore wouldn't be happy to see us being sad and grieving.
We also don't celebrate Halloween that much. There are some Halloween parties but usually we wouldn't dress up and go from one house to another trying to get some candies :)
Thank you for sharing some details about All Saints celebration. I have enjoyed reading your story and your photos are very nice. I especially enjoyed the ones during the night.
Oh @matkodurko is also from Slovakia. The way you observe All Saints Day is very solemn. Which is very different from us but all our cultures are unique. It what makes our world beautiful. Also about Halloween it is not celebrated much here as well. But I have noticed which started just a few years ago, parties and kids going around trick or treating arranged by the local government can be seen. A few here and there but not city wide. I guess the next generation are evolving our culture. Still I love the traditions that are unique to our country. Thank you for liking my story and photos.
Yes, he is :) We have met here just a couple of weeks ago :)
I hope that you will be able to keep as many traditions as possible. I also enjoy the old ones :)
Have a great day!