Some people have already forgotten November 1; read why.

Pandemic creates really massive changes in Filipino lives and cultures. Some people are too much busy that November one was not considered a holiday for they had a lot and tons of paper works to do, some are still confused about what will do, and some are busy for Halloween party yet they forget what was the real thing to celebrate.

This is Point of view. I never said that I am right for all the random things that I wrote. I just going with the flow of my thought.

When I was growing as a boy, I am always excited about November 1. I also see this as one of the kind happening in my life.

When I was young my cousin and aunt from other places comes and visit our place. So my mother will be prepared a portion of food for the entire family. November 1 was a non-working Holliday so we are always complete as a clan eating lunch and dinner with some sweets made from rice and others that were occasionally used.

My grandpa will always prepare his livestock for its alay for the lifeless. Well, I am not really on the scene where I could see some pictures of an idol and some offerings on the table with a candle on it. But I had just to respect what was the elders did.

I never get joined any practice where they are praying yet I could hear what are they talking about. It’s a religious ritual from Christianity and they are mentioning the names of the deads. I heard some familiar names but some I really did not. I asked who was they? They said that they are my relatives so I just ignored them and just hop in the flow.

On my father's side, I witnessed some incredible stuff that was happening. My grandfather will buy lots of candles and he will light out the house starting from 6 PM to 8 PM they will off the light and say we need to be silent.

We were just looking at the candle waiting for it to melt. Imagine the scene where we watching the light was incredible.

Some people had really not unto Halloween. They don’t like the idea where they are dressing like demons. Imagine that religion prohibited to had the idol for saints or Goddess yet they doing the same with some demonic characters.

I warned you last time that this was my point of view…

I also met someone whom the belief that the dead cant be visited. They are already dead and they must be not distracted anymore. They are now part of nature as spirits, not a ghost, or they have already been reincarnated.

Following the topic, still, I could observe that some forget what was November first is all about, people are gathering and drinking liquor for this day was proclaimed as a non-working holiday. People are having sessions at the round table with liquor and even rented some videoke for them to hang and sing. It's too much absurd that people get the time to remember and had the time to reminisce about those gone members of their family yet they just wanted to have a good time.

Had you also felt like November was changing? Well in the calendar it's not the day of the soul but in Christianity, it’s a day of the saints. I am not roman catholic thou still respect them.

Things become normal actually, and at some point, we also forget those businesses that bloomed in the time of November first. I just watched the news that flower farmers choices to leave and not cultivate flowers anymore because of the new normal they are not the priority or the commodity becomes forgotten.

Personally, in my experience, my grands and parent never brought a bouquet of flowers. It's too expensive and extravagant for us. When I was young, I always think that a cemetery with flowers are rich. That’s was inside me when I was a boy, seeing those colourful flowers and some bizarre candles with different colours.

Having some colour candle in my thinking when I was a boy was extravagant, well until now thou. I just preferred the normal white wax candle.

Maybe it's normal that November 1 was changing, the practice and the occasions become something. But what if we were in that position. We become the forgotten and what could we feel?. That’s was within me, so I just let the people around me do those things. I also gives some money to my Mother so she could be prepared something traditional rice cakes and kakanin that I am enjoying at the moment I wrote this.

Maybe it’s a nature that we were changing, and maybe it's fine. But we should not forget them, because even we don’t believe in such practice to honour the souls, they have been part of our lives and they are our family so let's give them the time they deserved and that is November 1 or 2. Depending on your choice.

This is just a runt article my friends, we were in the province so we're really busy at the moment haha. I just don’t want to blank the first day of November so I was forced to write. Forgive the grammar and crumpled thoughts. Happy Halloween or Happy all Saint nor soul day, enjoy the day. Thanks for reading…