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Thursday, November 25, 2010

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.IMG_4824
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An offering for the ancestors
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Vendors preparing for the crowds.
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Who is the lechon?  I'd better be careful someone doesn't stick a fork in me.
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Saying prayers and lighting candles in the cemetery.
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Lighting a lantern and hanging out at the school grounds due to the brown out.
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Killing time with rum
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Jeepneys in Bantayan
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The expert who prepared our lechon
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Pa's grave
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Offerings for the ancestors.  Actually, the family kept nibbling off the plate.  According to Tony Bourdain, the cheek is the best part.
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