Filipino Superstitious Beliefs According to A Grave Caretaker

It's that time of year again when we visit our loved ones who've passed away.  It's also time to find out the superstitious beliefs other Filipinos have on this day, as witnessed by a grave caretaker -

1.  There was a lady trader who arrived at the cemetery wearing amulets around her neck.  She told the grave caretaker that the amulets protect her from danger and evil spirits at the cemetery during the visit.

2.  Another instance, children were made to jump on a heap of burning dry leaves and grass at the cemetery's entrance gate so that bad spirits would not follow them home and visit them in their dreams.

3.  The most amusing experience for the caretaker was when a young gambler entered the cemetery with a deck of cards in his hands around midnight and laid them atop the tomb at the farthest side of the burial ground.  The young man told him that the first card that floats in the air on top of the tomb at the strike of midnight would bring him perpetual luck in card deals and other forms of gambling.