Ren

I had meant to comment on your "Death Day" party last night and forgot to Diane...I think it sounds really cool.
Rituals to remember loved ones are really important, especially to children, I'm glad you found one you'd all enjoy.

I've really been interested in Mexico's celebration, Dias de los Dios (day of the dead) for a while. I picture my table covered with candles, flowers, fruit and pictures of our loved ones that have died. What a cool way to honor them. Now where to find some sugar skulls? Time to google I suppose!

Ren

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In a message dated 9/4/03 11:32:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
starsuncloud@... writes:

> I had meant to comment on your "Death Day" party last night and forgot to
> Diane...I think it sounds really cool.
> Rituals to remember loved ones are really important, especially to children,
> I'm glad you found one you'd all enjoy.
>
> I've really been interested in Mexico's celebration, Dias de los Dios (day
> of the dead) for a while. I picture my table covered with candles, flowers,
> fruit and pictures of our loved ones that have died. What a cool way to honor
> them. Now where to find some sugar skulls? Time to google I suppose!
>
>

I think that is great as well. I mean I talk about my parents to the kids
all the time but Jackson isn't like that. I sometimes mention to him that the
boys won't really know anything about his mother because he never mentions her.
The "day of the dead" could be a really neat idea to celebrate all those
people in our family that have passed before us and tell stories that the boys
will remember. Just a thought I had, will have to mention that to Jackson and
the boys and see what they think.
Pam G


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In a message dated 9/4/03 9:32:11 AM, starsuncloud@... writes:

<< Dias de los Dios (day of the dead) >>

Dia de los Muertos
(easier to google <g>)

Sandra

Crystal

>>I've really been interested in Mexico's celebration, Dias de los Dios (day
of the dead) for a while.>>

It's Dias de los Muertos. It is similar to our Halloween. Just Google and
you will find lots of links explaining it.

Crystal

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My father in law passed away in February. His illness was short and pretty
sudden. His birthday was in August. Some of the children ( his children)
wanted to have a birthday party for him just like we always do. Some of the
children felt it was too soon, too painful a reminder that he was NOT
celebrating a birthday. We were most concerned about my MIL and how she would handle
it. The family decided to carry on with tradition and have a cook out to
celebrate his life. My MIL brought gifts for each of the children and
grandchildren that were momentos from his life. She gave each of the girls a carving
thier Grandpa had made. She gave the boys each a hat from his "fishing hat"
collection. She gave my DH his dad's wallet. She gave the other children items
like a favorite book of his or a handerkerchief that he carried. I don't
know where she got the idea to give gifts in honor of him on his birthday.. but
it was very touching and very meaningful. She can't do this every year,
because there won't be any more "stuff" of his to give away. But I can imagine
us sitting around and remembering him, telling stories and feeling good with
our memories.

Teresa


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I've really been interested in Mexico's celebration, Dias de los Dios (day of
the dead) for a while. I picture my table covered with candles, flowers,
fruit and pictures of our loved ones that have died. What a cool way to honor
them. Now where to find some sugar skulls?
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Thanks Ren :) It sure beats the hell outta hiding out and being sad!
It's cool, Mitch's death day is December 3, very near La (el?) Dia de los
Muertos ~ I wonder if the sugar easter egg lady can do skulls? <g> He was
*buried* (we say *put in the cupboard*) on Our Lady of Guadalupe day ~ another great
day to celebrate with all its colors & FOOD!
Mitch always talked about bringing the kids to Disneyland, but they were *too
young* (I no longer think there is such a thing!). Even after his stroke, we
joked about being ushered to the front of the line because we now had a
wheelchair <beg> After two funerals, I had to think of *something* to do to cheer
us all up so we went to Disneyland (think: superbowl commercial <g>). Now a
trip to LA isn't complete without a trek to Orange County!
So now you know the full scoop ~ December 3 happens to fall on a Wednesday,
between Thanksgiving and Christmas Vacation ~ can't wait to see you all there
:)

diana,
The wackiest widow westriver...
"You can follow your book and your map of wars, but I'll go and follow my
kids." -- Woody Guthrie


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In a message dated 9-4-2003 10:39:57 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
TeresaBnNC@... writes:
The family decided to carry on with tradition and have a cook out to
celebrate his life.
*********************
Hooray for you! Sounds like a great time :)

diana,
The wackiest widow westriver...
"You can follow your book and your map of wars, but I'll go and follow my
kids." -- Woody Guthrie


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In a message dated 9/4/03 7:22:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, HaHaMommy@...
writes:

> The family decided to carry on with tradition and have a cook out to
> celebrate his life.
> *********************
> Hooray for you! Sounds like a great time :)
>
> diana,
>

Yes, one of those bittersweet things.. Happy and sad at the same time...

Teresa


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Rebecca DeLong

I've really been interested in Mexico's celebration, Dias de los Dios (day of
the dead) for a while. I picture my table covered with candles, flowers,
fruit and pictures of our loved ones that have died. What a cool way to honor
them. Now where to find some sugar skulls?
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Ren,

I can get sugar skulls, I'm right next to Mexico. About 15 min from the border.

Do you want me to get you some?

~Rebecca




*~*Leave the crowd, look within, and let your dreams soar*~*

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In a message dated 9/5/03 11:07:07 AM, elfmama@... writes:

<< can get sugar skulls, I'm right next to Mexico. About 15 min from the
border. >>

Isn't it weird that we can't get them here? ("Here" meaning the U.S., or
even here meaning Albuquerque!)

I looked for mail order sources. Maybe someone who knows the name for those
in Spanish could find them online to see if they can be mail-ordered.

It's just not something anybody does in Northern New Mexico, though some
people buy one of the folk-carvings with that theme, which also come from Mexico.
But you can't eat them. <g> (Well you COULD...)

Sandra

Rebecca DeLong

SandraDodd@... wrote:


<<<Isn't it weird that we can't get them here? ("Here" meaning the U.S., or
even here meaning Albuquerque!)>>>

I'm pretty sure that I have seen them in some of the mexican grocery stores here, (San Diego) but they are a whole lot cheaper in T.J. (Tijuana, Mexico)

<<<I looked for mail order sources. Maybe someone who knows the name for those
in Spanish could find them online to see if they can be mail-ordered.>>>

I can ask my neighbors, they go down to Mexico every weekend to visit family, they always pick stuff up for us, so I can try to get the name of a company

<<<It's just not something anybody does in Northern New Mexico, though some
people buy one of the folk-carvings with that theme, which also come from Mexico.
But you can't eat them. (Well you COULD...)>>>

It's pretty big here, in San Diego.

Ouch! talk about roughage.....

~Rebecca



*~*Leave the crowd, look within, and let your dreams soar*~*

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psoroosh

--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/5/03 11:07:07 AM, elfmama@s... writes:
>
> << can get sugar skulls, I'm right next to Mexico. About 15 min
from the
> border. >>
>
> Isn't it weird that we can't get them here? ("Here" meaning the
U.S., or
> even here meaning Albuquerque!)

We have the sugar skulls here in Southern California.

Lots of Dia de los Muertos observances all over the place here.

-pam

Holly Furgason

We've got a store about a mile from the house owned by an old Mexican
man who stocks all kinds of Day of the Dead stuff including really
neat folk art. I never checked for sugar skulls but I can tomorrow.
I know I've seen them.

The feeling I got when I was in NM this summer was that the culture
is much more Spanish and Native American. Here in Houston you can
get anything that's available in Mexico. We live 1 block from a
Mexican grocery store and bakery and we like to go over once or twice
a week and try something new.

Holly

--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/5/03 11:07:07 AM, elfmama@s... writes:
>
> << can get sugar skulls, I'm right next to Mexico. About 15 min
from the
> border. >>
>
> Isn't it weird that we can't get them here? ("Here" meaning the
U.S., or
> even here meaning Albuquerque!)
>
> I looked for mail order sources. Maybe someone who knows the name
for those
> in Spanish could find them online to see if they can be mail-
ordered.
>
> It's just not something anybody does in Northern New Mexico, though
some
> people buy one of the folk-carvings with that theme, which also
come from Mexico.
> But you can't eat them. <g> (Well you COULD...)
>
> Sandra

Deirdre

You can find molds and instructions for making your own here:
http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/mexicansugarskull/ This looks like
a fun project.

Deirdre, an occasional lurker on this list (I more often appear as
Dewa on the unschooling.com boards)