A dove-shaped cloud rises above a statue of Blessed Virgin Mary in a tomb in Wireless Cemetery. Hundred thousand Davaoeños are expected to flock cemeteries on All Saint’s Day on Friday. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
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A cemetery sweeper takes a break from his duty at Wireless Cemetery. Hundred thousand Davaoeños are expected to flock cemeteries on All Saint’s Day on Friday. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Photos by MEDEL V. HERNANI & ACE R. MORANDANTE
Text by MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
It has become a tradition that long before All Soul’s Day on November 2, families will visit their dead as early as a week ago. Davao Today shows the sights of the living and the dead in the city’s cemeteries.