home altars are decorated with family photos and votive candles, and children are gifted a special basket or cannistru of chocolates, pomegranate, and other gifts from their ancestors. Because of the gifting of sugary sweets and the emphasis on sugar puppet decorations, the Commemoration Day has spurred local Sicilian events such as the Notte di Zucchero ("Night of Sugar") in which communities celebrate the dead. Philippines In the Philippines, Hallow mas is variously called "Undás", "Todos los Santos" (Spanish, "All Saints"), and sometimes "Araw ng mga Patay / Yumao" (Tagalog, "Day of the dead / those who have passed away"), which incorporates All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Filipinos traditionally observe this day by visiting the family dead to clean and repair their tombs. Offerings of prayers, flowers, candles, and food. Chinese Filipinos additionally burn incense and kim. Many also spend the day and ensuing night holding reunions at the cemetery with feasts and merriment. See also Day of the Dead Festival of the Dead Zaduszki Flowering Sunday Decoration Day (Appalachia and Liberia) Cemetery Sunday Totensonntag References Citations Sources Further reading Tracey OSM, Liam. "The liturgy of All Souls Day", Catholic Ireland, 30 November 1999 External links Notes on Russian Orthodox observance by N. Bulgakov N. Bulgakov "Pope offers Mass for faithful departed on All Souls' Day", Vatican radio, 2 November 2016 Allhallowtide Christianity and death Eastern Orthodox liturgical days Holidays based on the date of Easter November observances Observances honoring the dead