# Filipino migrants dread Undas, a grief-filled tradition

Dolores Balladares Pelaez lives in Hong Kong and misses Undas, a two-day Filipino observance for the dead. She arranges prayers from afar for her father and siblings. She contacted family in Laguna province to hire a prayer leader.

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3372721/far-home-close-grief-why-millions-filipino-migrants-dread-undas

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Created: 2026-11-01T04:32:42.354375+00:00

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Original source: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3372721/far-home-close-grief-why-millions-filipino-migrants-dread-undas