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Backpacking, independent travel, and flashpacking are cheaper than the "cheapest package tours" and promotional offers around but you can also use travel information for family vacations, even romantic honeymoon destinations.
More than the usual tourist spots and "places to see," this blog advocates heritage conservation, environmental protection, and history awareness for Filipinos, foreigners, and ex-pats wishing to explore Paradise Philippines and Exotic Asia!
A unique Sagadan tradition, aptly called the Festival of Lights, where locals honor their dead on the eve of All Saint's Day (should it really be on All Souls Day?) but instead of burning candles, they set on fire bundles of pinewood. It's simple explanation-- candles weren't available to the highlanders so they thought up of something to make up for it.
Before the ceremonial burning of pinewood, a mass, Episcopalian that is, is celebrated, then all names of the community's departed would be named short of a roll call; I wonder how it would look like if one of those called say "present" :)
I haven't heard of Sagada's Festival of Lights...it's beautiful. I miss Sagada, I love the place especially when it is still unpopular to the local tourist.
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