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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-02-12 09:10 AM
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Happy All Souls Day
Edited on Fri Nov-02-12 09:18 AM by No Elephants
A religous holiday with pagan origins.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day


The "funnest" celebrations of those who have gone before us, IMO, are in Mexico, on "the Day of the Dead."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

Flower that Mexicans use to honor the dead:



The most old school of the Italian bakeries in my neighborhood makes a cookie-ish kind of thing called "bones of the dead" at this time of year. After it's been around a while, it will break not only your teeth, but your jaw too! Its clove flavor is yummy, though.

I think that Italians and Mexicans, must have a more intimate relationship with the deceased than do most of us in the U.S.?

Anyhow, peace and blessings to all our loved ones and to all people we admire, whether living or gone too soon.
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Leopolds Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-02-12 11:00 AM
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1. Happy Nightmare Night (and All Souls Day)
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-02-12 01:05 PM
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2. Did you make that? I like it!
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Leopolds Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-03-12 04:27 PM
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3. I wish.
No, I just like interesting mashups. There's a much bigger version somewhere with a lot more "day of the dead" style characters in it. Explains a lot. They are actually Mayan gods / demons :evilgrin:
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-03-12 08:32 PM
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4. ha! isn't that cute n/t
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