In addition to the All Saints’ Day holiday, Filipinos love celebrations and festivities, such as Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s Day… So celebrate Halloween in the Philippines?! Besides, the end of October is rich with the Undas (aka Araw ngmga Patay, Todos los Santos).
So, you can enjoy a trip to the Philippines and celebrate Halloween. Besides, you will find millions of ideas for scary costumes for Halloween night, such as: witches, vampires, ghosts, little monsters and demons, skeletons, terrifying creatures, sexy princesses, superheroes from horror movies, Batman, Frozen, Avengers, Superman, werewolf, sleeping beauty, Maleficent, unicorn, evil clown, little red riding hood, Cinderella, Hulk, Suicide Squad, Darth Vader, Ninja…
Halloween in the Philippines or Pangangaluluwa
First of all, Pangangaluluwa is the Filipino version of the tradition called “trick or treat.” Indeed, it is also held on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. During this festival celebrated in the more rural areas of the Philippines, children go from house to house to receive coins, food, and prayers in exchange for special songs.
Moreover, these songs are supposed to help the deceased to come out of Purgatory. During the Pangangaluluwa festivities, the whole family goes to the cemetery to clean the tombs and decorate them with flowers and candles.
To celebrate Halloween differently in the Philippines
A week-long celebration, Halloween in the Philippines will let you dress up in Halloween costumes, swap spooky stories and attend Halloween night.
With a Catholic majority, the festivities begin on October 31 or sometimes October 30. Moreover, the celebration continues for 2 consecutive days: All Saints’ Day on November 1 and All Souls’ Day on November 2.
Aside from visiting the graves of loved ones, lighting candles and reuniting with family members, Filipinos turn Halloween into something fun with parties and celebrations.
Aside from Halloween customs and traditions, Filipinos love scary things, such as Halloween props, bats, spiders, face painting, zombies, scary pumpkin decorations…
Besides, Filipinos love scary encounters and many scary activities with a terrifying parade of monster, skull, pirate…
On the other hand, Filipinos also love to dress up as someone else for Halloween night. Thus, Halloween parties are an annual event in most companies, especially outsourcing companies in the Philippines.
