Philippine town’s All Saints’ Day ritual draws more and more tourists | AFP
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Tiny pinewood bonfires burned through the night at a mountain cemetery as the largely Christian Philippines remembered its dead, turning the fog-shrouded hilltop into a vast, fragrant altar of light.
The eerie Panag-aapoy ("to light a fire") ceremony in the tourist town of Sagada has marked All Saints' Day for the past 122 years.
Over time, as Sagada's mild climate and abundant waterfalls turned it into a popular refuge from the tropical heat, the Panag-aapoy became a massive tourist draw in itself, to the chagrin of residents.
🎥Faith Brown
✍️Cecil Morella
💻 Clara Charles
The eerie Panag-aapoy ("to light a fire") ceremony in the tourist town of Sagada has marked All Saints' Day for the past 122 years.
Over time, as Sagada's mild climate and abundant waterfalls turned it into a popular refuge from the tropical heat, the Panag-aapoy became a massive tourist draw in itself, to the chagrin of residents.
🎥Faith Brown
✍️Cecil Morella
💻 Clara Charles
