Todos los Santos 'Undras' began as a very solemn occasion where every Filipino (at least the Christian/Catholic ones) go to cemeteries where their relatives are buried and conduct a vigil there. Undras at its core is a very Filipino tradition that emmbodies the value of family ties, family unity.
They would visit the cemetery the day before to clean up the burial site (repaint the tombstones, mow the grass around the grave, etc) so that on the day itself, the grave would look respectable.
And on the day itself, people are probably in a somber mood while they pray for the souls of their departed relatives in the hopes of getting them out of purgatory.
Nowadays though, it?s a more pleasant and merry occassion. It becomes a chance for relatives to have a get-together. Of course there is still the prayers but there is also the catching up with family and relatives afterwards.
Tayabas Municipal Cemetery
Lovely Meadow
Tayabas, Quezon
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