00:00Today, the Candle and Flower Festival was held in Tacloban.
00:04Its purpose is to show the love and respect for the survivors of the Super Typhoon Yolanda.
00:10Details of this were reported by Rheyan Arinto of the Philippine Information Agency, Eastern Visayas.
00:18Every Monday and Tuesday of November,
00:21the Filipinos celebrate and remember the loved ones who have passed away.
00:28The cemeteries are full of families who bring flowers and candles
00:33to remember and pay homage to the deceased relatives.
00:37One of the oldest traditions in the region
00:40is the belief that the souls of the dead travel to the world of the living.
00:46For the families of those who died when the Super Typhoon Yolanda hit Tacloban,
00:52they have a habit of gathering to plant flowers and make candles.
01:00In this way, they pay homage and pay homage to the relatives who have passed away 11 years ago.
01:10With the help of the local government of Tacloban,
01:13every year they gather at Plaza Rizal for a Candle and Flower Fair.
01:19All 20 participants in the Candle and Flower Fair are Super Typhoon Yolanda survivors.
01:26According to Ramil Morales, president of the Association of Fresh Flower Producers of Tacloban,
01:31aside from earning money,
01:33this is also their simple way to share memories with their loved ones.
01:39When it rains, all our flowers will be gone.
01:44For the Yolanda survivors, they will continue to hold the Candle and Flower Fair.
01:49According to tradition, the flowers bring joy
01:53and the candles give light to the souls as they travel to the world of the living.
02:01From the Philippine Information Agency, Eastern Visayas,
02:04Reyan Arinto, Balitang Pampansa.
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