Lighting Candles for the Dead

Lighted candles and white crosses for the dead illuminate the scene around the mass grave of Holy Cross Cemetery in Vasper, Leyte, when remembering the dearly departed began in the nationwide observance of All Saints’ Day.

A man weeps as he visits the grave of his loved one  at the mass grave on the grounds Holy Cross Cemetery in Vasper Tacloban City on night of All Saint's Day.  Residents  are preparing for the 1-year anniversary since the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda  on November 8, 2013, leaving more than 6000 dead and many more homeless.