PANGANGALULUWA

root word: kaluluwá (meaning: soul, spirit)

Pangangaluluwa is a Filipino practice, now mostly seen only in the provinces, during which a group of people stop by different houses on the night of All Saints’ Day (November 1st), singing and asking for alms and prayers. The people represent the souls stuck in purgatory, asking for prayers from the living to help them get to heaven.

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