Actually, I love a good funeral -- and the novena of nine days that precedes it. As children in Los Angeles, I went to many funerals. Emotionally dramatic and lots of spirits and unexplained phenomenon attributed to the spirit of the deceased. I have funeral pictures with family around the caskets in the USA -- so I understand the photos of the open wooden caskets and and the processions down the streets (dirt roads in the 1930's) pulled by a horse-drawn calesa.
Yes, its almost a rite of passage for Filipino kids to pose by a casket, for posterity! Have you heard of the superstition to cut the rosary wrapped around the corpse’s hands? That's to prevent more following in death.
As an Asian American Studies major at UCLA I was fortunate to read pieces that told our story. Your writing should be included in the curriculum.
Aww, what a compliment! Thank you!
Actually, I love a good funeral -- and the novena of nine days that precedes it. As children in Los Angeles, I went to many funerals. Emotionally dramatic and lots of spirits and unexplained phenomenon attributed to the spirit of the deceased. I have funeral pictures with family around the caskets in the USA -- so I understand the photos of the open wooden caskets and and the processions down the streets (dirt roads in the 1930's) pulled by a horse-drawn calesa.
Yes, its almost a rite of passage for Filipino kids to pose by a casket, for posterity! Have you heard of the superstition to cut the rosary wrapped around the corpse’s hands? That's to prevent more following in death.