well ;) I don't think the Mexican version is a reaction to the Celtic holiday ;) It's a cool idea though, not to mention that it generates some very interesting folk art. Dana
On 10/31/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh yeah....day of the dead is the equivalent of the christian All Saints > day....which was really just a creation to counter the Celtic new year and > their pagan celebrations. > > I dig halloween. I used to really not like it, but now it gives me an > excuse > to catch up on ghost stories and local legends....which is a blast. > > > > You are thinking cinquo de mayo. Too many Corona commercials ;) I am no > > expert on Mexican culture (at all) but apparently that is not even that > > important a holiday, but like St Patrick's Day it makes for good parties > > in > > the States. > > > > On 10/31/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> i thought dia de los muertos was in May? > >> > >> > >> > http://www.dayofthedead.com/ > >> > Dana > >> > -- > >> > "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." -Mark > >> > Twain > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:179132 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
