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.