Turtleheart Cove has blogged about Dia de los Muertos celebrations, providing a glimpse at what I consider a beautiful tradition. Anyone interested in this holiday should check out her post. (Actually this isn’t one day, but a time of year when many believe the veil between worlds thins and it’s time to honor our dead.) Also be sure to take a look at the “sugar skull” Turtleheart made in honor of her friend’s son, Tom. I agree with Turtleheart that death is a subject we need to remember and think about, since it’s an integral part of our cycle of life, and keeping the subject taboo only contributes to the shock and depth of grief some of us experience. A holiday that is a yearly reminder to look back, and forward, to honor death and those who’ve gone before us, as well as a reminder to make the best of our time here, makes a lot of sense to me.
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November 3, 2007
Day of the Dead
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You’re right about trying to become more comfortable with death. Our ancestors were (that’s how these traditions came about) but our society tends to avoid it unless it’s particularly tragic or gruesome.
Comment by susan — November 4, 2007 @ 6:34 am
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Well said, Barbara. If you’ve ever spent time with someone who is dying, and seen the look on their face when they realize now it’s really going to happen, I’m going to die-I think the person who has accepted death as part of life, part of the natural cycle, can cope with it best. The deniers are destroyed in some vital way and go to their deaths with spirit in tatters.
Comment by Sarah — November 8, 2007 @ 8:41 am
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I have a long string of beads I wear on the Day of the Dead…each bead is
a tiny skull, and they are strung together without glitter or enhancement…
it is a wonderful reminder of a whole segment of ‘life’ that we avoid…and
I view it as natural and maybe even ‘alive.’
Comment by Bev Jackson — November 16, 2007 @ 6:35 am
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You have been awarded “The Shameless Lion Award”
Comment by Bev Jackson — November 21, 2007 @ 4:04 am