Albuquerque South Valley Day of the Dead Parade
Nov 7, 2017 15:59:07 #
Just a few from Sunday's ABQ South Valley Day of the Dead Parade.
I'll be posting some more
I'll be posting some more
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Nov 7, 2017 16:14:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Strange celebration.
it is indeed a bit strange. It gives people (especially the Ladies) a chance to really put on a show. Lots of fun. Even for a gringo.
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Nov 8, 2017 12:25:26 #
joehel2 wrote:
Beautiful set, Iād like to see some more.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed they.
I just posted two more sets of 10 each.
Nov 8, 2017 12:31:39 #
Bill_de wrote:
Not sure what it represents, but the colorful dress and makeup look great.
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Albuquerque's south valley is heavily hispanic (Mexican).
I think the Day of the Dead is an amalgam of old native american religious practices (Aztec I believe) and Christianity.
It's not uncommon, when a people are converted to a new religion, for them to hold onto some of the old and mix it with the new.
Then.....it's also right around Halloween, which is also of pagan origin I believe.
Nov 8, 2017 18:08:27 #
Nov 9, 2017 02:26:10 #
Ed Greding
Loc: Texas
Mexican and Central American friends have told me that what they are doing in "Dia de los Muertos" (Difunctos) is making fun of death, because they cannot really accept its reality and inevitability. I think they are correct and that this very human trait applies to just about every civilization for which we have any record---present or past, near each other or separated by oceans and/or centuries. It may offer also some surcease of sorrow, just as visiting the grave of a loved one may do for many of us.
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