color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Carol! My first experience with Dia de
Los Muertos was in Oaxaca and I was, as you were told by the presenter at the
art gallery, one of those people in a bus load of people taken to cemeteries
late at night!! :-) It was not a scary experience for me
mainly because there were a lot of people around and I am not afraid to go to
cemeteries; however at that time, I had never been to a cemetery late at
night! A few years later I did spend a couple of nights in a cemetery (IN
OUR RV) but that is another story! Mickey Garcia and I spent Dia de Los
Muertos in Mexico last year and we learned that it various places celebrate in
different ways......some make it a big celebration while others keep it
small. We did see some beautiful altares and read some great Calaveras in
Saltillo. In Guadalajara we missed the event by one day and they were
dismanteling platforms from a previous celebration. Of course, that is
probably all changing as Dia de Los Muertos events become more popular.
Here in San Antonio they do celebrate it and it has also made a comeback in the
last five or ten years or so. When my youngest daughter was a student at
the Kansas City Art Institute she made a small alter honoring her grandparents
in her apartment when I visited her. This was back in 1990. I wish I could
be there to see how they celebrate it today! Josie Trevino
Trevino in San Antonio, TX
From: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carol
Turner
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:48 AM
To:
ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ranchos] Dia de los
Muertos
Los Muertos was in Oaxaca and I was, as you were told by the presenter at the
art gallery, one of those people in a bus load of people taken to cemeteries
late at night!! :-) It was not a scary experience for me
mainly because there were a lot of people around and I am not afraid to go to
cemeteries; however at that time, I had never been to a cemetery late at
night! A few years later I did spend a couple of nights in a cemetery (IN
OUR RV) but that is another story! Mickey Garcia and I spent Dia de Los
Muertos in Mexico last year and we learned that it various places celebrate in
different ways......some make it a big celebration while others keep it
small. We did see some beautiful altares and read some great Calaveras in
Saltillo. In Guadalajara we missed the event by one day and they were
dismanteling platforms from a previous celebration. Of course, that is
probably all changing as Dia de Los Muertos events become more popular.
Here in San Antonio they do celebrate it and it has also made a comeback in the
last five or ten years or so. When my youngest daughter was a student at
the Kansas City Art Institute she made a small alter honoring her grandparents
in her apartment when I visited her. This was back in 1990. I wish I could
be there to see how they celebrate it today! Josie Trevino
Trevino in San Antonio, TX
From: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carol
Turner
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:48 AM
To:
ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ranchos] Dia de los
Muertos
DIA DE MUERTOS has made a comeback in the last five
years here
in Kansas City. I don't ever remember my
grandparents mentioning this
to any of us or how they
celebrated in Mexico. Mattie Rhodes Art
gallery puts
on quite an exhibit with local artists and small
alters in
dedication to our ancestors. They also have
a big party in the street
with dancing skeletons and
music, food. I've heard Chicago puts on a
big parade
now. A few years ago I went to a slide presentation
here
at the art gallery. The presenter told me in the
state of Oaxaca they
would load up buses of people and
ride out to the cemetery late at night with
candles,
flowers, food, some people brought guitars to play
music. I
asked her if she felt anything while in the
cemetery, I was just curious, she
said well she wasn't
scared or anything but sensed a presence there but
a
good presence. I'm curious but is DIA DE MUERTOS
celebrated in
every state of Mexico differently? We
also celebrate All Saints day which is
tomorrow but
it's usually a Mass celebration and prayers for our
deceased
ancestors.
Just thought I would share what is going on here in
KC
and how they celebrate this holiday.
Carol
--- Joseph
Puentes <makas@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Joseph,
>
> Here are a few photos from El Paso, taken
Sat
> 29, in celebration of
> DIA DE MUERTOS. I hope
you can post these for the
> group to see the
> different ALTARES
and festivities.
> Not only did they
present these wonderful
> altares but they also had
> great food
from the region of Vera Cruz and music
> from northern and
>
southern Vera Cruz. We listened to a trio Xoxocapa
> which played sones
> Huastecos and Huapangos and Los Utrera which played
> sones
Jarochos
> campesinos. These two groups were brought in from
> Vera
Cruz to perform
> and delight the croud and boy did they
ever!!!
> I hope you consider setting up an
altar for
> your difuntos and if
> you do please share with the
group. HASTA PRONTO
>
> Yolanda Medina Perez
(windrocklili@...)
>
>
=============================
>
> for the Juarez group you can find
photos in the
> Photos section
>
> for the Ranchos group you
can find a folder in the
> links area.
>
> joseph
>