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30 Oct 11 - 11:33 PM (#3247410) Subject: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: open mike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/ http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-history.html http://www.mexconnect.com/tags/day-of-the-dead http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/dayofdead.htm http://www.destination360.com/north-america/mexico/dead-masks http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=205 |
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31 Oct 11 - 04:59 AM (#3247466) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: Cats At the Eden Project this weekend there was an altar in the Mediterranean Biome set up to honour the Day of the Dead. I will set an empty place at dinner tonight for those who have gone to the Summerlands as will many pagans. |
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31 Oct 11 - 06:26 AM (#3247489) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: bubblyrat Lovely idea ! |
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31 Oct 11 - 07:20 AM (#3247506) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: Folkiedave I was in Almunecar in Andalucia and just falling asleep around midnight when a party came up my narrow street - holding candles and chanting and lead by a priest. Very spooky when you are not expecting it. |
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31 Oct 11 - 09:38 AM (#3247586) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: GUEST,AEOLA It's a wonderful way of remembering. I've seen it in Mexico and Spain. For Folkiedave, I'll be in Almunecar next week for a fortnight, when are you there?? |
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31 Oct 11 - 10:00 AM (#3247595) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: SINSULL My great- grandnephew goes to a bi-lingual school in NYC where he will be celebrating the Day Of The Dead. I can't wait to hear the details. |
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31 Oct 11 - 10:13 AM (#3247610) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: BTNG nope |
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31 Oct 11 - 11:40 AM (#3247659) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: RTim YES - I celebrate today because it the date I "retired" from WORK, and also the date on which I moved to the USA!! Time to celebrate, it just happens to be Halloween!! Tim Radford |
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31 Oct 11 - 12:03 PM (#3247684) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: Ebbie Today happens to be the 125th birthday of my beloved grandmother. She stood about 4'10', sang and whistled and laughed. She always reminded me of a bird. Of course she's been gone for some years now. |
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31 Oct 11 - 01:01 PM (#3247730) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: open mike why are so many flocking to Almunecar-Andalucia http://www.totallysortedsports.co.uk/CostaTropical/Almunecar-Andalucia-Spain-Fiestas.htm? http://www.andalucia.com/province/granada/almunecar/home.htm |
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01 Nov 11 - 02:16 AM (#3248130) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: Joe Offer We have a large Hispanic community at the women's center where I do volunteer work, so we have quite a celebration for Dia de los Muertos on November 2. The women build an altar over the last few days before November 2, and it's always very moving to look at. I took a picture of this year's altar on Monday. I left the file size big so you can zoom in and look at all the little things people put on the altar. On Wednesday, we'll have a mariachi band, and a little ritual to bless the altar and remember those who have gone on before us. -Joe- Click to display |
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01 Nov 11 - 12:37 PM (#3248525) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: GUEST,BigDaddy Claro que si! |
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02 Nov 11 - 04:57 AM (#3248965) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: bubblyrat If anyone out there wants me to put a flower on the last resting place of the artiste known as Dusty Springfield , a few paces from my front door ( which is in a graveyard !) , I shall be happy to do so . |
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06 Nov 11 - 02:14 PM (#3251508) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: katlaughing Thought some might find this of interest. It is from Jim Conrad's naturalist's Newsletter. He's living in Mexico at the moment: "DESCENDING SPIRITS MAKING RAIN On Tuesday, November 1st, at breakfast at Hacienda Chichen, just to have something to say, I remarked to my Maya friend Edgar that yet another shower had begun, so apparently things were destined to stay lush and muddy awhile longer. "He replied, "Espíritus bajando -- spirits coming down. It always rains like this at this time." Then he moved away to serve a visitor. When José the shaman came to eat with me I asked about Edgar's cryptic remark. ""It's the Día de los Difuntos, the Day of the Dead," he explained. "On this day spirits descend to the Earth to gather up souls, to lead them upwards. Spirits are pure energy so when they gather in the sky before coming here they concentrate their energies, that changes the atmospherics, so it rains... " "Notice that spirits are different from souls. Spirits are pure energy, but souls can be accompanied by visible features from their previous lives. And there are different degrees of spirits, the higher degrees possessing more energy. Under certain circumstances souls can be seen. Not all souls wandering on Earth after the deaths of their bodies return with the spirits. Some souls might wander for hundreds of years, or longer. Later Edgar told me that it'll rain again at the end of the month when the spirits come together again to lead the souls upward. ""It's all a bit complex," José admitted, seeing me trying to piece it all together. "In the afternoon José presided over the construction of an altar where offerings were left for wandering souls. It was still raining, as the spirits descended." |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:10 PM (#3251684) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: Suegorgeous Yes - had a kitchen table ritual sharing with some friends, talking about family or friends who've died, passing round photos, playing music, etc. |
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06 Nov 11 - 11:25 PM (#3251775) Subject: RE: Folklore: Anyone celebrate day of the dead? From: Goose Gander I live in southern California, lots of folks celebrate day of the dead. |
