From In Mexico, Day of the Dead is actually a celebration of life (ksat.com)
MEXICO CITY – During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November in Mexico, the living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — not sorrow.
Marigolds decorate the streets as music blares from speakers. Adults and children alike dress as skeletons and take photos, capturing the annual joy-filled festivities. It is believed that during the Day of the Dead — or Dia de Muertos — they are able to commune with their deceased loved ones.
No one knows when the first observance took place, but it is rooted in agriculture-related beliefs from Mexico’s pre-Hispanic era, said Andrés Medina, a researcher at the Anthropological Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Catholic traditions were incorporated into the celebration after the Spanish conquest in 1521.
“In that mythology, the corn is buried when it’s planted and leads an underground life for a period to later reappear as a plant,” Medina said. The grain of corn is seen as a seed, comparable to a bone, which is seen as the origin of life.
Today, skeletons are central to Day of the Dead celebrations, symbolizing a return of the bones to the living world. Like seeds planted under soil, the dead disappear temporarily only to return each year like the annual harvest.
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Since 2018 Republicans have spent at least $227 Million on TV advertising to get somebody to try to kill Nancy Pelosi and now we know how they finally got their money’s worth with David DePape
“… the living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — not sorrow.”
Dia de Muertos is also All Hallow’s Day or All Saint’s Day, a day to tip one’s hat to those who should be remembered. Today and in this week before an election of existential importance to our democracy let’s remember those who gave so much in order we could have a democracy.
Such as this courageous little lady in 1913 who probably ended up in jail or worse.
Olbermann has a great story on thst podcast about almost getting into a fistfight with Bill Mahar–twice.
Those Day of the Dead costumes can give you nightmares
The altars for the Day of the Dead can be very creative.
CBob… you are right about cats hurting the bird populations. I have 2… a brother and sister from the same litter I got when they were 8 weeks old. They are now 3 1/2 yrs old. They’ve never stepped a foot outside. Cats adjust to being house pets very easily. I wish more people would follow that advice.
Cats have little to do with bird population numbers. Birds are having problems because of habitat loss.
Jack
Sturge, Keith would have the advantage – he’s got to have at least50 pounds and 6″ more reach than Bill. And Bill doesn’t strike me as a street fighter.
Pogo…..hahaha
thats mentioned in the story
One of the events/day I miss from Colorado is dia de los Muertos. It was a natural event in Old Mexico, which includes Colorado, unlike cinco de Mayo. It was solemn and joyous. Maybe some year it will be a state holiday, hmm, I need to talk to a few of my friends back there.
Mehmet Oz’s medical research was rejected in 2003, resulting in 2-year ban
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/01/oz-senate-doctor-research/
Pumpkin Head finally weighs in, spreading lies: “Wow, it’s — weird things going on in that household in the last couple of weeks. Probably, you and I are better off not talking about it. The glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out so it wasn’t a break in, it was a break out. I don’t know, you hear the same things I do”
Trump joins conspiracists stoking doubts about Pelosi attack – POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/01/trump-paul-pelosi-attack-conspiracy-theory-00064417
Supreme Court rejects Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bid to avoid testifying in Georgia election probe – ABC News (go.com)
US supreme court blocks handover of Trump’s tax returns to Congress | US supreme court | The Guardian
I’ve been watching this movie since the early fifties. It certainly is a weird movie.
If the repugs win next week the committee will only have until Jan. 1 to review anything and issue its final report.
Separate note, sort of – I’m sure dumbass could be more stupid than he seems, but nothing occurs to me how that might be.
Finally, Dumbass Jr’s Halloween costume – it must be a pair of Dumbass’ tighty whiteys, which is what Stephanie Clifford described him wearing (sorry if that injects an image into your head that may take dramatic measures to remove).
In addition to habitat loss, birds are being killed by lead. If you hunt or fish avoid lead. Birds ingest it in their scavenging and even the rehab people have a hard time trying to save them.
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