Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Día de los Muertos!


Día de los Muertos is an important event in many cultures.  I wish that we honoured death in this way, too.  We seem to have lost some of our own traditions regarding this part of end-of-life.  As a young person, it was obligatory in our family to visit gravesites to decorate the headstones with fresh flowers on Memorial Day.  No more...cemeteries often limit the kinds of decorations allowed to facilitate upkeep.  I like the cemeteries in New Mexico as an example of families that still visit their deceased loved ones.

To learn more about the importance of November 1st and 2nd in honoring the dead, visit the blog of  Carraol in Mexico City for a full explanation.
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  1. Olivier2:34 AM

    comme toujours beaucoup d'humour noir pendant cette periode,j'aime bien le masque

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  2. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com6:52 AM

    You and Jarart have Dia de los Muertos posts today. Julie has several dozen Dia de los Muertos figures in her office at home. We have talked many times of going to Oaxaca one year for Dia de los Muertos.

    Last year, Julie submitted several entries that she created for an art exhibition at a City of Phoenix exhibition on Dia de los Muertos and her submissions were selected for the exhibition.

    The best part of it is that the prominent local artist who juried the show, and who we know and whose work we collect, selected her submissions without knowing it was Julie who submitted them.

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  3. EG CameraGirl7:09 AM

    I agree that we have lost this tradition that celebrates the end of life and our ancestors. Dia de los Muertos is practically inknown in Canada.

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  4. Irredento Urbanita7:25 AM

    I respect so much the day of dead people, but I am sure I can't celebrate it. I only pray for them.

    Hugs

    Valery

    Barcelona Daily Photo

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  5. Unknown7:43 AM

    I hope to go back to Mexico one day and I really want to spend the Dia de los Muertos there.

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  6. Sharon8:23 AM

    Wonderful post today. I also love the Dia de los Muertos celebrations.

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  7. becky10:22 AM

    I did not attend any Dia de los Muertos celebrations, Kate... though I always mean to... I just get busy. I do think often though, of those that I loved that have passed on.

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  8. Judy11:35 AM

    Good shots for the day, I like the mask a lot.

    The Bride and Groom in my photo were shot through a store window in Jerome. They had a large collection of the Dia de low Muertos figures but I thought these were unusual as I had never seen them before.

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  9. Halcyon1:03 PM

    In Germany, gravesites are "leased" for 25 years. If you no longer have family to take care of the grave when the lease comes up, they move your remains. If you do have family, they can renew the lease for another 25 years. For that reason, people really take care of the graves. If you live in a small town and your family burial spot looks shabby, you know people will start talking! :)
    Nice shots today. I have always liked the idea of Dia de los Meurtes as well.

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  10. Lowell2:52 PM

    I've heard of Dia de los Muertos but it's never been part of my life. At this stage, I'll probably let it go...

    I do like this mask, however, and your photo of it is superb!

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  11. Randy8:40 PM

    I love that mask int he first photo!

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  12. PerthDailyPhoto8:21 AM

    I must admit I was very grateful to Carraol for the detailed explanation she put on my blog when I posted the picture of Aimee at Halloween, very interesting history.

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