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Pista tang mga Patay
Fiesta of the Dead; All Souls' Day in English.
This is celebrated on November 2. On this day, the priest says mass in the church in the morning. Inside the church there is table covered with a black cloth on which is placed candles and also a drawing of a skull and bones. The priest prays and sprinkles the table with holy water, as a symbol of blessing all the deceased. This table is called a tomba, tomb.
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