Dia De Los Muertos!

[manoah]

Happy Day of the Dead my peeps!

I'm originally from Southern Arizona and this is a big deal there. I'm not being all trendy and celebrating, I've pretty much done this all my life. I think it's a lovely way to remember those who have gone before us.

This is kind of a catch up post; reading and whatnot. Halloween was okay. I probably had about 50 kids total. Our end of the street has no school age kids and the majority of the houses were dark. Approaching our house from the right, you can't see our porch light/pumpkins/candles. I did notice that most of the groups came in cars this year. And I knew most of the kids ("Look, it's the computer teacher!"), even though I don't work at the school anymore. Funny how much they enjoy seeing me...now! ha!

I watched "Hocus Pocus" and "Book of Life" and just kept the volume on low. I also read that Halloween based fic called "Lost in Time". Tradition! His Lordship got home around 8ish (he had to work a 12 hour shift) and then he took over the candy stuff until 9. We shut off the lights and settled in. No little kids usually come out after 9pm.

As far as reading goes:

I finished The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher and I'm almost done with Unsinkable by Debbie Reynolds. She's quite the interesting character. I've got another Philippa Gregory book lined up on my tablet next, ummm, "The Last Tudor" I think.

Other than that, pretty normal around here.

Comments

[rahirah]

We only had about a dozen kids, alas. It's been that way for the past several years. I think that trick or treating is dying out on Phoenix, which makes me sad.

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Wow - 50 kids. Halloween is just not that big a deal here. We had one kid who we had to disappoint as we didn’t have anything in the house for kids (and last year we had no callers at all!). I hadn’t put out any decorations so I’m actually surprised they called.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Speaking of "Hocus Pocus" ...

Happy Day of the Dead!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'm with you - the lights and the lanterns are out as a welcome from dusk (about 5pm, until about 8.30 - then they come in as all the small folk have finished their rounds by then!

[desdemonaspace]

Happy Dia de los Muertos to you too! I cannot wait until I am an official Arizonan, if that is a word.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about Day of the Dead celebrations but I'm always so intrigued by it whenever I see it represented on tv or in movies. Probably those are horrible misrepresentations but dear god the clothing and makeup is beautiful!

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good time. :)