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or Day of the Dead in english/ also known as All Saints Day. it's kinda a big deal where in my neck O the woods. for me it's a lil creepy, and the iconography is especially disturbing. what do ya'll think of it? does anyone here actively participate? Occurs Nov 1 & 2nd November 1, All Saints Day, and November 2, All Souls Day are marked throughout Mexico by a plethora of intriguing customs that vary widely according to the ethnic roots of each region. Common to all, however, are colorful adornments and lively reunions at family burial plots, the preparation of special foods, offerings laid out for the departed on commemorative altars and religious rites that are likely to include noisy fireworks. In most localities November 1 is set aside for remembrance of deceased infants and children, often referred to as angelitos (little angels). Those who have died as adults are honored November 2. From mid-October through the first week of November, markets and shops all over Mexico are replete with the special accouterments for the Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead). These include all manner of skeletons and other macabre toys; intricate tissue paper cut-outs called papel picado; elaborate wreaths and crosses decorated with paper or silk flowers; candles and votive lights; and fresh seasonal flowers, particularly cempazuchiles (marigolds) and barro de obispo (cockscomb). Among the edible goodies offered are skulls, coffins and the like made from sugar, chocolate or amaranth seeds and special baked goods, notably sugary sweet rolls called pan de muerto that come in various sizes invariably topped with bits of dough shaped like bones and, in some regions, unadorned dark breads molded into humanoid figures called animas (souls). All of these goods are destined for the buyer's ofrenda de muertos (offering to the dead). |
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Tomorrow, my parents and I are going to visit my grandmother's grave and some more of people I never knew. I don't like doing that. I never go to the graveyard, simply because I don't need that place to think of my grandma, but this day , I just have to. (cos my mom asks it and I can't refuse this, can I?) After the gravetour(as I started calling it through the years), we go to an aunt for coffee and cake . I think it's all a waste of time,especially now I'm having a deadline (heh...) on monday. I think it's all a bit hypocrite. for me, a grave is just an ugly stone. I buried the people I love in my heart. (THAT^^ was what I think of how we do it here) |
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in spain we call it that way: dia de los difuntos (day of the dead) |
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i'm going to a cementery and steal the food from the ofrendas. hehe it's a nice tradition, often accompained by cool performances and other artistic tributes to death |
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