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    In Filipino culture, there are superstitions observed after attending a wake to prevent bad luck. People are meant to leave the wake and travel elsewhere before going home to "shake off" the spirit of the dead. Relatives should not leave guests at the door of the wake, as that represents leaving them at their own death. Guests also should not take any food from the wake home with them, as that is seen as courting bad luck.

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    In Filipino culture, there are superstitions observed after attending a wake to prevent bad luck. People are meant to leave the wake and travel elsewhere before going home to "shake off" the spirit of the dead. Relatives should not leave guests at the door of the wake, as that represents leaving them at their own death. Guests also should not take any food from the wake home with them, as that is seen as courting bad luck.

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    In Filipino culture, there are superstitions observed after attending a wake to prevent bad luck. People are meant to leave the wake and travel elsewhere before going home to "shake off" the spirit of the dead. Relatives should not leave guests at the door of the wake, as that represents leaving them at their own death. Guests also should not take any food from the wake home with them, as that is seen as courting bad luck.

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    CHARMAE AGARANO BSE-1M

    MY LOCAL CULTURE
    EXPERIENCE
    Don’t go straight
    home after attending
    a wake

    "Pagpag" is the term for this superstition (the shaking off of dirt). In
    the context of a wake, it refers to leaving the wake and traveling
    somewhere else before returning home in order to shake off the spirit
    of the dead and prevent it from following you.
    Another believes that after saying farewell, the relatives of the dead
    shouldn't leave guests at the door since doing so represents leaving
    them at their own death.
    while it's common to serve food during wakes in the Philippines,
    whether it be heavy meals or light snacks, guests shouldn't make the
    mistake of taking any (even a little piece of candy) home with them, as
    doing so is an indication that they're courting bad luck.

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