Philippines 2010 Day 11 -- All Saints Day

All Saints Day, or November 1st, is the real celebration.  We had whole roasted pig, or Lechon Baboy on the grounds of the school.  The students were all gone for semester break.  Ninoy and I went to Bantayan, the biggest town on the southwest part of the island on his motorbike to get some things.








An offering for the ancestors

Vendors preparing for the crowds.

Who is the lechon?  I'd better be careful someone doesn't stick a fork in me.


Saying prayers and lighting candles in the cemetery.

Lighting a lantern and hanging out at the school grounds due to the brown out.




Killing time with rum

Jeepneys in Bantayan





The expert who prepared our lechon

Pa's grave

Offerings for the ancestors.  Actually, the family kept nibbling off the plate.  According to Tony Bourdain, the cheek is the best part.





Watch live video from stevosvoboda on Justin.tv Finally... I have my handy dandy google calender with all the upcoming events in the area and beyond...

BLOG DOG

PLEASE LOOK AT AND COMMENT ON MY BLOG...

If you are interested in expressing your opinion about art, or this blog, or if you have ideas, calender updates or even blog entries, send me a message at http://www.facebook.com/Svoboda.KC TMI, BRD