Comments on: A Food Offering for the Dearly Departed… http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pistachio http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed/comment-page-1#comment-28813 pistachio Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:04:26 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed#comment-28813 I'm not familiar with this tradition, so could someone please shed more light on this? What happens to the food offering -- do you gather round the grave and eat it together? Or do you just leave the food there as you would leave flowers, to be later consumed by the poor squatter folk who live in the cemetery? I’m not familiar with this tradition, so could someone please shed more light on this? What happens to the food offering — do you gather round the grave and eat it together? Or do you just leave the food there as you would leave flowers, to be later consumed by the poor squatter folk who live in the cemetery?

]]> By: emz http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed/comment-page-1#comment-19888 emz Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:05:08 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed#comment-19888 nice choice marketman hehehe i couldn't live without coke either. it would be nice to have it at least well, once a year in the after life :) nice choice marketman hehehe i couldn’t live without coke either. it would be nice to have it at least well, once a year in the after life :)

]]> By: Ed http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed/comment-page-1#comment-18021 Ed Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:10:28 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed#comment-18021 aridelros: The Chinese predilection for round foods has several connections to auspicious things, such as round coins (for wealth) and the moon (a poetic image that is most invoked in the fall - the "harvest moon"). Perhaps they bring round foods for their departed ancestors as a reminder of the cycle of life. Many of the Chinese-based dishes we Filipinos serve during celebrations have also inherited much of their symbolism: pansit noodles for long life (because noodles are made long, of course) and lumpia for wealth (because of their resemblance to gold ingots). aridelros:

The Chinese predilection for round foods has several connections to auspicious things, such as round coins (for wealth) and the moon (a poetic image that is most invoked in the fall – the “harvest moon”). Perhaps they bring round foods for their departed ancestors as a reminder of the cycle of life.

Many of the Chinese-based dishes we Filipinos serve during celebrations have also inherited much of their symbolism: pansit noodles for long life (because noodles are made long, of course) and lumpia for wealth (because of their resemblance to gold ingots).

]]> By: MasPinaSarap http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed/comment-page-1#comment-17997 MasPinaSarap Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:00:01 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed#comment-17997 It's simply a native tradition. Why overcomplicate things? Americans leave flowers in cemetaries. We leave food and light candles. It all symbolizes our respect and fond memories of dead loved ones. It’s simply a native tradition. Why overcomplicate things? Americans leave flowers in cemetaries. We leave food and light candles. It all symbolizes our respect and fond memories of dead loved ones.

]]> By: manilastreetwalker http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed/comment-page-1#comment-17980 manilastreetwalker Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:29:33 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-food-offering-for-the-dearly-departed#comment-17980 Adrinelros, Offering food stuff to the 'third realm' (ancestors or godly spirits) is a very Chinese tradtion. See the Chinese believe that what ever your due in life is the same way in death so come November 1, the Chinese Cemetery turns into one big buffet-fiesta with the caretakers having the most loot since a lot of the food offered are eventually given to them. Adrinelros,

Offering food stuff to the ‘third realm’ (ancestors or godly spirits) is a very Chinese tradtion. See the Chinese believe that what ever your due in life is the same way in death so come November 1, the Chinese Cemetery turns into one big buffet-fiesta with the caretakers having the most loot since a lot of the food offered are eventually given to them.

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