STA. ANA - Several elementary students here who were off from schools for semestral break have been working in various cemeteries as painters of graves for and in consideration of fifty pesos.
The students disclosed that they have been doing this for several years while country braces for All Souls' Day celebration.
Janelle Nolasco, 13, a grade six pupil from Central Elementary School here, recalled that at first their group was just playing inside St. Anne cemetery until they discovered the possibility of having extra income by helping others who clean the graves of their love ones.
He likewise claimed that each of them gets three hundred pesos at the end of the day. And they expect more of it as the All Souls' Day celebration gets closer.
The residents here have been busy cleaning grave sites.
Meanwhile, a woman who regularly clean the grave of her parents told Sun Star that the said celebration is also a good time to tell the younger members of the family stories about deceased family member.
It can be observed that, All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have passed away.
This comes from the ancient Pagan Festival of the Dead, which celebrated the Pagan belief that the souls of the dead would return for a meal with the family.
Candles in the window would guide the souls back home, and another place was set at the table. Children would come through the village, asking for food to be offered symbolically to the dead, then donated to feed the hungry.
The students disclosed that they have been doing this for several years while country braces for All Souls' Day celebration.
Janelle Nolasco, 13, a grade six pupil from Central Elementary School here, recalled that at first their group was just playing inside St. Anne cemetery until they discovered the possibility of having extra income by helping others who clean the graves of their love ones.
He likewise claimed that each of them gets three hundred pesos at the end of the day. And they expect more of it as the All Souls' Day celebration gets closer.
The residents here have been busy cleaning grave sites.
Meanwhile, a woman who regularly clean the grave of her parents told Sun Star that the said celebration is also a good time to tell the younger members of the family stories about deceased family member.
It can be observed that, All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have passed away.
This comes from the ancient Pagan Festival of the Dead, which celebrated the Pagan belief that the souls of the dead would return for a meal with the family.
Candles in the window would guide the souls back home, and another place was set at the table. Children would come through the village, asking for food to be offered symbolically to the dead, then donated to feed the hungry.