When I was in fifth grade, all souls day is my favorite time of the year because it is like a family reunion most of my relatives will be in our house, they cooked, and later we will go to the cemetery, before that my mother and I will clean the cemetery we bought candles and flowers a day before November 1. I was lonely most of my childhood because we were just two in the house and I can't even play outside our house that's why I'm so happy when my cousins and aunties will visit our house to spend a day from a different province.
That time we visited my grandparents in that tomb my mother's parents are there, she will always busy preparing all the things we need that day like candles, flowers, food and she will always buy me new clothes for the occasion she always wants me to look good with our relatives.
I can still remember the smile on their faces when they arrived then there are a lot of stories, like the old stories of the past the laughter, then all my cousins are almost at my age we were busy teasing, playing with each other, those times were so precious in my memories and in the afternoon we will go to the cemetery with the candles, flowers, and foods we will stay there until 9 in the evening, my cousins and I will roam around the cemetery there were a lot of people, food stalls and toys are everywhere, my favorite is the chicks with different colors. In the morning I'm very sad because they will leave us and I had to wait another year to be with them. In school, my teacher will be asked us to write our experiences about all souls day.
When I had my own family it was a different situation at that time I cannot go to the cemetery because we are in a different religion we are not allowed to go that's why I miss my relatives. It lasts for almost a decade and decided to leave my husband at that time but it is not about religion.
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This time with my new partner's in life now the reunion for us started again. I was sad that my mother died. When I saw all my relatives I was so happy, all my cousins had their own family and they are so happy to see me. This was taken before the pandemic.
It is more a tradition to us Pilipino to be in the cemetery to gather and be with our relative who died, were just a kid before and now we had our own but were so sad that this pandemic occurs and our get-together as a family stopped because they belong to another province and it is so risky for them to travel.
I really hope that this pandemic will end soon.
This is eve be safe and spend quality time in our family.
