Part of the 300 paper lanterns that were floated by the Japanese Sanpoen group in last Saturday’s ceremony. Called tōrō nagashi, it is based on the Japanese belief that the lanterns will help guide the spirits of the dead to the other world. (Jon Perez)
Part of the 300 paper lanterns that were floated by the Japanese Sanpoen group in last Saturday’s ceremony. Called tōrō nagashi, it is based on the Japanese belief that the lanterns will help guide the spirits of the dead to the other world. (Jon Perez)
Liberation Queen Christine Roque, third right, and, from second right, princesses Cornessa Dela Cruz and Sheela Marie K. Saraff join the human chain that passed the lanterns going into the water. (Jon Perez)