AS CEBUANOS commemorate All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 1 and 2, 2023, candles and flowers at Carbon Public Market in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City have experienced a big boost in sales.The celebrations, referred to as “kalag-kalag” in Cebuano-speaking places, are a deeply-rooted cultural and religious practice in the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country.Liezel Copta, a flower vendor for 37 years, said on Tuesday, Oct.
For her entire five-day selling period from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, she pays a total of P3,450 in rent.Meanwhile, the Department of Trade and Industry in Cebu Province has urged sellers of flowers and candles not to increase their prices during kalag-kalag.
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