Of the grandparents I had, the first who passed away was my grandmother from the maternal side. I always remember that every November 1 we visit her grave, where we lay on her tomb pink gladiolas.
It's the time of the year where besides Christmas, the family from my mother's side get together in the cementary and have an informal gathering, where we get to eat/share arroz valenciana (sticky yellow-colored rice with bits of pork, liver, chicken, raisins, egg and bell pepper), baye-baye (rolled sweet rice cake with shredded coconut meat), ibus (steamed sticky rice wrapped in coconut leaves eaten with sweet mangoes) and pinipig (sticky rice pounded flat usually eaten as it is or used as a topping on an ice cream and other cold desserts).
There is a tradition, if I have recalled the stories of my elders correctly, that having something "sticky" on Fiesta Minatay (The feast for the dead), will make long life "stick" to you as well.
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2 comments:
good superstition...another morsel of "useful info" to tuck away to my treasure trove of many. :-p) Do you also have the one where you shouldn't tqke back the food you take to the cemetery?
Hahaha...I didn't realize you left your trail of thoughts on my blog...Yeah, I remember that as well.
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