Basketball is the boys game of choice, with volleyball a favorite of the girls. Every Christian home has a shrine to Our Lady and families gather in the evening to recite the rosary. Christmas and Easter are two feasts that are celebrated with great emotion. Emphasis is on the spiritual aspects of these feasts. All Souls Day is given over to remembrance of deceased relatives.
Businesses close down and families spend the day visiting the cemetery.
With the help of the Maryknoll Sisters, who have been in the Philippines since 1926, and others like them, the Filipinos will face a brighter, healthier future. Hopefully the beauty and richness of this land will be restored.