Los Dias De Los Muertos

Song Playing : 'Killing Me Softly ' - Lauryn Hill / Fugees


Los Dias de los Muertos is being celebrated in Mexico at the moment.

"Every autumn Monarch Butterflies, which have summered up north in the United States and Canada, return to Mexico for the winter protection of the oyamel fir trees.
The local inhabitants welcome back the returning butterflies, which they believe bear the spirits of their departed. The spirits are honored during Los Dias de los Muertos.
Los Dias de los Muertos, the Days of the Dead, is a traditional Mexico holiday honoring the dead.
It is celebrated every year at the same time as Halloween and the Christian holy days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1st and 2nd).
Los Dias de los Muertos is not a sad time, but instead a time of remembering and rejoicing.

The Aztecs believed in an afterlife where the spirits of their dead would return as hummingbirds and butterflies. Even images carved in the ancient Aztec monuments show this belief - the linking the spirits of the dead and the Monarch butterfly ...."

Its customs like these that makes humans so bizzare , so colorful and fascinating .....

I am drawn to latin people for their passion & the way they embrace and celebrate life and all that is within it and surrounding it.

Usually I invest a little more 'heart' into my writing but I'm sleepy ....I must retreat to my pillow , sweet darkness and the soothing dreams waiting for me....

Whether it be a lesson learnt , a smile , a new friend made , an old friend kept , or just the fact that you have been afforded another day ...may you recognize the wonderous good that lies within your today...
Even on the shittiest day , its there .... just like pirate treasure on a shipwreck ;)