Remembering the dead. This 2nd part of the series shows how people who lost loved ones during the pandemic celebrate the Kalag-kalag.
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The pandemic has changed many of the social traditions of Filipinos during the Kalag-kalag season as public gatherings have been prohibited on many levels including in the cemeteries.
His son, current Councilor James, said he misses his father’s conversations about politics and public service as he usually did so over mealtimes. One of the new practices they did as a family was to talk to Congressman Tony’s grave as if he was there to listen to them. She said that before her father died, it was always their job together to clean the graves in preparation for the visits of the other families in the clan.Cutie said that to cope with her father’s loss, she offered Mass petitions daily for his soul and peaceful repose.
Mick Moria, a resident of as southern municipality in Cebu, said he misses his fateher, Amelito, so much after he passed away on September 5, 2021, succumbing to a mental illness. “Since it is still vivid in our minds how we lost our head of the family, we want to still grieve this year and choose not to have any celebrations in honor of him. However, we plan to have a grand celebration for him next year on his 60th birthday because he liked big celebrations,” said Mick.
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