November 02, 2006
Morbid? It’s called fun!
We toured (read: walked for more than an hour) the mall yesterday to accompany the little guy as he went trick-or-treating, the modern way. Dressed as Scream, he joined the hordes of various characters out there to load up on candies and chocolates and what-not. The kids were obviously having the time of their lives as parents patiently ushered them from one store to another. Ah, what better way of revolutionizing tradition. You stay in one place, and you do not have to knock on doors hoping for generous occupants.
There were some interesting characters and there were those that make you think, “What in damnation…” But I guess that is the whole point of Halloween – to be as scary, funny or outrageous as you can be. I saw a girl imitating Chucky’s bride and a baby less than a year old dressed as a little red devil.
Life imitates art. Edvard Munch's "The Scream" lives on, thanks to Halloween.
Halloween here is nothing like how we celebrate it in the Philippines. The man here calls it morbid and I say it’s fun. So I dedicate this entry to childhood memories of All Souls Day in the home country when all that we needed was a mask costing less than five pesos and lots and lots of imagination.
I grew up in a small town and so while we occasionally received candies from friendly neighbors we often ended up bringing home bibingka, puto and budbud. I’m sure we made our parents proud. When we moved to the city, our parents maintained the tradition of cooking those delicacies on All Souls Day. Now I’m craving for them.
And what would kalag-kalag be without the customary visit to the cemetery? We spruce up the tombs of our dear departed. A lot of people still bring food as “offering” to the dead. Candles and flowers make good business. And the police go crazy on this day trying to maintain security in and around cemeteries. Yes, it is a big thing in the Philippines.
Over time some of these traditions have become a little strange (to me, at least). I’m just glad my family has stopped setting up a little altar at home and putting food on it as so-called offering, with the belief that the dead would take part of the feast.
Of course, we have gone high-tech too. In cities, Halloween parties are becoming increasingly popular, so popular that some of them are being held right at the cemeteries.
What? Oh come on, they're dead! I know some of you aren't smiling. Hehe. But notice the contrast?
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