On the day of remembrance of the dead the office of the dead was sung and two masses were read. The altar was then draped in mourning. The offerings were afterwards distributed to the needy, widows, and orphans. It was the custom then to go from door to door asking for contributions for the souls of the dead. Current celebrations are not far removed from those described by Pfefferkorn.
Families gather in the cemetery to clean and decorate graves of loved ones.
Paper flowers of every color adorn the graves. The cemeteries become colorful gardens, alive with activity. Some may place these foods on home altars along with the photographs of the dead, candles and pictures or statues of special saints. The devout will attend special masses and rosaries.