Angeles the husband father were married and it had been with them ever since.
The mats summary and analysis.
Hand woven sleeping mats for every one of the family.
It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats.
Those are for their children that have passed away.
As promised he brings gifts.
A mat plays an important role in the family of nana emilia and mr.
As the story opens mr angeles head of a large family has just returned from one of his periodic inspection tours on the families farm lands in the marivales in the province of bataan.
Most filipinos tend to hold things with special care especially those given to us by our loved ones.
Since the 2011 epa analysis of mats public health scientists have identified even more benefits of reducing mercury and air pollution overall.
Matching a text first published over 60 years ago and adapted here with vibrant new illustrations this brief import from the philippines offers a moving tale of one family s memorial to their lost ones.
It shows in this story that filipinos are naturally sentimental people.
Zacarias eugene francisco quino arcellana also known as francisco arcellana or frank v.
The mats is set somewhere before world war ii.
He later then revealed that his surprise are customized mats for everyone.
Mats played a big role in their own family culture.
The mats summary franciscco arcellana then they notice there are three more mats rolled up.
Mats was projected to forestall annually up to 11 000 premature deaths 4 700 heart attacks 130 000 asthma attacks and 5 700 emergency room and hospital visits among other benefits.
The story talks about a typical filipino family culture that portrays the close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering the family members who passed away.
The mats dissects these when it paints a picture of the relationships of the various members of the family.
Nana emilia received a mat by her mother when she got married to mr.
Marcelina and her six brothers and sisters welcome their father home from a business trip.
Prior to going home he had sent a letter to his family that he has a surprise for everyone.
The mats by francisco arcellana the story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the admirable literary filipino artists.
The closeness of family has always been a major filipino value respect for the elders and parents the stability of parents marriage equality of siblings so on and so forth.
Sta cruz september 6 1916 august 1 2002 was a writer poet essayist critic journalist and a teacher.
This mat had been given to nana emilia the wife mother by her mother when she and mr.
They had such a mat in the house one they seldom used a mat older than any one of them.
This somehow brings a chill on the occasion everyone gathers around for the mats to be given out he has them all rolled together.
