He gave us another written lesson in Spanish today the big bum. I wish we had a good Spanish teacher. Right after lunch we went downtown to get the decorations and some candy for the dinner. When I got back Jack was waiting for me. I went up and changed while Mom got us some lemonade. Afterwords we went and got Steve and went to the Polo Club for tea. About 6:30 we came home. I hurried around and got dressed and fixed the place cards and decorations. At seven thirty on the dot Jack, Steve and Helen arrived. It was about half an hour before Hope and Dick got here. After everybody had met everybody we went into dinner. They were pretty quite at dinner. After we all went in our car out to the cemetery. All the graves were lighted up and some had tents over them with hair around the graves. Its the night before all Saints and some people sit up all night by the graves. There were refreshment stands around and everything out. Tomorrow night is the big night. Then we went to the Hotel about eleven we went to Tom’s. We left Tom’s about twenty to four. After we left the house after dinner the party became more talkative. It was a pretty good party. Got home at four o’clock AM.
Jane’s Notes: In the Philippines, All Saints Day, called "Undas", "Todos los Santos" (literally "All Saints"), and sometimes "Araw ng mga Patay" (approximately "Day of the dead") is observed as All Souls' Day. This day and the one before and one after it is spent visiting the graves of deceased relatives, where prayers and flowers are offered, candles are lit and the graves themselves are cleaned, repaired and repainted. Obviously "Trick or Treating" and candy were not a tradition in the Philippines.
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