Well, the Mexican Day of the Dead has certainly developed into something a lot more celebrated than the comparatively benign All Saints day. But I believe they both had the same, rather superficial, origin as a Christian day to counter the Pagan's new years celebrations.
> 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 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:179140 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
