Topic: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) In alive out alive
Syntax started this discussion 11 years ago #46,789
Find such a festival near you.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead
In Mexico USA Toronto Canada - Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, people bring flowers (typically chrysanthemums in France) to the graves of dead relatives and say prayers over the dead.
In Austria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden, the tradition is to light candles and visit the graves of deceased relatives.
In Brittany, a place with deep Celtic traditions, people flock to the cemeteries at nightfall to kneel, bareheaded, at the graves of their loved ones and to anoint the hollow of the tombstone with holy water or to pour libations of milk on it. At bedtime, in the house supper is left on the table for the souls. In Tyrol cakes are left for the dead on the table, and the room is kept warm for their comfort.
In Austria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden, the tradition is to light candles and visit the graves of deceased relatives.
In Brittany, a place with deep Celtic traditions, people flock to the cemeteries at nightfall to kneel, bareheaded, at the graves of their loved ones and to anoint the hollow of the tombstone with holy water or to pour libations of milk on it. At bedtime, in the house supper is left on the table for the souls. In Tyrol cakes are left for the dead on the table, and the room is kept warm for their comfort.
Metæ? joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #616,020
Syntax claims to have invented Dia de los Muertos while he was advising the pre-Columbian Aztecs on coping with bereavement.
Syntax (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #616,023
Someone invented a Chile Relleno Tamale. This is new to me. Poblano Chile stuffed with cheese and surrounded by Masa - all steamed for hours and truly Amazing
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 15 minutes later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #616,028
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 40 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #616,052
I like that song they did, Spin me Round (like a record)