"The duality of life and death that they represent is like the yin/yang of Mexican culture..." ~ this is a beautiful way of describing the festival. Enjoy the holiday, Gary!
and a most brilliant Diwali to you and yours….Seems every holiday regardless of culture, tradition and origin, include some dimensions of light and dark….the rhythms of our days and lives….
We celebrate all of these wonderful Fall Holidays and I appreciate your insight and care in the telling of them.
I have discovered that my ancestors include Aztecs like Moctezuma as well as the Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors and settlers that came from Spain and Portugal to Mexico and what became New Mexico, where I was born. Also colonizers on the East Coast from England, Scotland, Ireland Germany France… This complex reality is America!
"The duality of life and death that they represent is like the yin/yang of Mexican culture..." ~ this is a beautiful way of describing the festival. Enjoy the holiday, Gary!
and a most brilliant Diwali to you and yours….Seems every holiday regardless of culture, tradition and origin, include some dimensions of light and dark….the rhythms of our days and lives….
We had so many lying around we had to find a use for them…
That bicycle riding skeleton! Love it.
Thanks for the reminder of this important meaning—the duality of life and death and what that means for the living.
It's all so interesting how the cultures influence and inspire each other!
We celebrate all of these wonderful Fall Holidays and I appreciate your insight and care in the telling of them.
I have discovered that my ancestors include Aztecs like Moctezuma as well as the Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors and settlers that came from Spain and Portugal to Mexico and what became New Mexico, where I was born. Also colonizers on the East Coast from England, Scotland, Ireland Germany France… This complex reality is America!