Many Filipino families, when they lose a loved one, has a prayer for nine days after their death. Susbsequent prayers occur on the fortieth day, and then annual prayers thereafter. There are also festivities on All Saints Day on November 1.
The Philippine culture is an amalgamation of different folk beliefs and religious beliefs, intermixed with the traditions and culture of the many people that inhabited the Philippines. When Filipinos come to America, they do not leave these traditions in the homeland. They carry them with them, and raise their children and subsequent generations with these same rituals and beliefs. Scholars refer to this blending as syncretism, and it makes the Filipino American experience one of a kind.
Filipinos and Filipino Americans deal with death in very unique fashions. Certain beliefs vary form family to family and yet many commonalities exist.
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