May 2012
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iambothdarknessandlight asked: Hi. First off I want to say I like your tumblr, and sorry if this is too long. I'm planning on setting up an altar for Samhain then adding items for Day of The Dead on that same one. This would be my first altar. Is it ok to make a general DOTD altar if I have no one to deciate it to? I assume as long t's done in respect it's fine. Also is it ok to put amber on it? I have a feeling...
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"QUIZÁ LA VIDA NO VALE NADA
Pero nada vale como la vida”
April 2012
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“Time to stop being afraid. Submitting manuscript for my day of the dead story to...”
March 2012
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Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there… I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow… I am the diamond glints on snow… I am the sunlight on ripened grain… I am the gentle autumn rain. When you waken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of gentle birds in circling flight… I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not...
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Nothing But Death by Pablo Neruda
There are cemeteries that are lonely, graves full of bones that do not make a sound, the heart moving through a tunnel, in it darkness, darkness, darkness, like a shipwreck we die going into ourselves, as though we were drowning inside our hearts, as though we lived falling out of the skin into the soul.
And there are corpses, feet made of cold and sticky clay, death is inside the bones, like a...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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TODAY
We celebrate the lives of adults who passed away
May they rest in peace
But may their legacy live longer
TODAY
We celebrate the lives of children who have passed away
May they rest in peace
But may their laughter live longer
October 2011
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WELCOME, NEW FOLLOWERS!
I am happy to see that you are spreading the word about El Dia de los Muertos like wildfire!
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SE ACERCA
El día del renacimiento
No se trata de la muerte
Se trata de la vida.
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The Haunted House
I know a haunted house that is in the garden of the oak tree A thin woman lives there Who has an exquisite hat This elegant lady Whom they call “La Catrina” Gifted with grace and nobility Reminds me of my godmother
She shows off her jewels and riches She is slender and bony She believes she is beautiful But she is a skeleton without a doubt!
When “La Catrina” lies Like...
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La Casa Embrujada
Conozco una casa embrujada Está en el jardín del encino. Ahí vive una señora delgada. Que tiene un sombrero muy fino
Esa elegante dama Que le dicen “La Catrina” Dotada de gracia y nobleza Me recuerda a mi madrina
Presume joyas y riqueza Es flaca y huesuda Cree tener gran belleza Pero es calavera, ¡sin duda!
Cuando “La Catrina” nos miente Como adulto la tratamos Le...
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About skull-girl make-up... →
fruitlessgripes:
marilynstays:
fruitlessgripes:
The Dia de los Muertos skull-girl make-up is cultural appropriation.
Stop doing that. It’s not cool. Stop. You probably don’t know anything about the holiday outside of how it looks cool.
I was so wondering about this the other…
Everyone has the right to dress up as whatever they want. I don’t think anyone is disrespectfully...
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“The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death. (He) jokes about it, caresses...”
– Octavio Paz. The Labyrinth of Solitude.
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September 2011
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Estoy Embriagado
Estoy embriagado, lloro, me aflijo, Pienso, digo, En mi interior lo encuentro: Si yo nunca muriera, Si nunca desapareciera. Allá donde no hay muerte, Allá donde ella es conquista, Que allá vaya yo… Si yo nunca muriera, Si yo nunca desapareciera.
I am drunk, I cry, I grieve, I think, I say, I find it in my interior: If I never died, If I never disappeared. Over there where there is no...
August 2011
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Appreciate those you love before they leave you.
Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” becomes U.K.’s bestselling album of 21st century
“Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ has become the U.K.’s biggest-selling album of the 21st century. The Official Charts Company announced Wednesday (Aug 24) that a surge in sales of Winehouse’s sophomore album since her death July 23 had helped it to overtake James Blunt’s...
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Debemos de dejar de echarle la culpa a los...
Claro, fue un sometimiento brutal de los Aztecas por parte del Imperio Español, pero la conquista era inevitable. Sí, se deshizo el estado Mexica y cayó Tenochtitlán, pero la cultura, el conocimiento y la lengua de los ancestros Mexicanos sigue viva. No sigamos de luto por lo que se peridó; hay que estar orgullosos por lo que se pudo salvar y por la amalgamación de dos culturas que dio luz a una...
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April 2011
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MEXICAN CHOCOLATE
Mexican chocolate is made from dark, bitter chocolate mixed with sugar, cinnamon, and sometimes nuts. The end result is a “grainy” less smooth product. Chocolate is frequently purchased in “disks” although it is also available in bars and syrups.
(via: gourmetsleuth.com)
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A great article about Halloween and Día de los...
Halloween Offerings
By Jerry Griswold
Now celebrated in many parts of the world, Halloween has come to mean different things to different people. For some adults, the holiday has acquired a Mardi-Gras flavor and offers opportunities to pose at parties and bars as preening pimps and naughty nurses. Spandex, it seems, has liberated many a black cat and outed a number of otherwise closeted...
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TIME TO COLOR! ¡TIEMPO DE COLOREAR!
Here are a bunch of Day of the Dead line drawings!
You can print these images out to color and use for your altar. If you click on the picture, you will get it in a much larger size.
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