...Dia de los Muerto is spanish for Day of the Dead. Day of the Dead is a day where people gather up and celebrate people who have died. In the mexican culture, they have perhaps been practicing this event for 2,500-3,000 years. They get together on the dates of November 1st and November 2nd. Even though both of these days are part of Day of the Dead, different things are done on each day. November 1st is a day where people honor dead children and infants. Therefore, November 2nd is the day that they honor dead adults. This crazy celebration is celebrated in places that are both public and private, but is mostly celebrated in people’s homes and graveyards. This takes place in places like Mexico and other Latin American places. On the day of the dead, people set up altars. People make them in memory of their loved ones they have lost. The altars are very important for the day of the dead. These alters are put on white cloths that are laid over tables. On the altars, there is a large arch of marigolds. It also usually has candles, photos of the person who the altar was built for, sugar skulls, incense, salt, Pan de muerto (bread of the dead),...
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...Angeles” Dia de la celebración muertos (Day of the Dead Celebration) is a Mexican holiday celebrated through Mexico and other cultures around the world. Over the span of a couple days families come together to celebrate the lives of their ancestors and loved ones who have passed on. I had no knowledge of this event until a close friend of mine, Jacqueline Perez told me about it in junior high school. During those years, I attended two Day of the Dead celebrations in Los Angeles. Jacqueline invited me to attend when her family decided to participate. I attended the second and third Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. California. During the weekend of October 27, 2012, I was in Los Angeles at the time to attend my aunt’s funeral that passed away two weeks prior. Therefore, I was not able to attend the Day of the Dead event that took place here in downtown Sacramento. Luckily, I was able to make my way to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s 13th annual Day of the Dead Festival. It felt great to be there after losing someone so close to my heart. These families were out there celebrating the life of those who passed on, and I wanted to do that as well for my aunt. I was taking back because when I came almost ten years ago it was not this extravagant. There were so many people on both sides of this event, participants and spectators. Upon arriving to the cemetery that Saturday for the festival, the first thing that caught my eye was...
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...ghost (sometimes called a "hungry ghost," a term with Buddhist origins). Ghosts may attack human beings to prompt them to meet the ghosts' needs or at least to draw attention to their plight. Ghosts receive the most attentions during Ghost Month, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar year, and especially during the Ghost Festival on the fifteenth day. The Hungry Ghost Festival has its roots in the Buddhist festival Ullambana, and also in Daoist culture. In the Tang Dynasty, the Buddhist festival Ullambana and its traditional festivities were mixed and celebrated on one day. Thus, the Ghost Festival has a special meaning for all Buddhists. The Chinese believe that the dead become ghosts who roam between Heaven and Earth on the day of their death. Spirits without descendants to make offerings to them are fed during the ghost festival, so that they may not cause trouble to the living. This custom, an extension of the traditional Chinese notion of 'universal love', was started after the legend "Mulien Saving his Mother from Hades", giving Ghost festival a dimension of filial piety. Traditionally, ancestor worship was an important part of the festivals. with activities including preparing ritualistic offerings of food, and burning ghost money and bags containing cloth to...
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...Unfortunately, among the millions of North Americans indulging in this custom, many are also Muslims. This article will shed some light on the significance and origins of Hallow’een, and why Muslims should not participate in it. Origins of the Hallow’een Festival The ancient Celtic (Irish/Scottish/Welsh) festival called Samhain is considered by most historians and scholars to be the predecessor of what is now Hallow’een. Samhain was the New Year’s day of the pagan Celts. It was also the Day of the Dead, a time when it was believed that the souls of those who had died during the year were allowed access into the “land of the dead”. Many traditional beliefs and customs associated with Samhain continue to be practiced today on the 31st of October. Most notable of these customs are the practice of leaving offerings of food and drink (now candy) to masked and costumed revelers, and the lighting of bonfires. Elements of this festival were incorporated into the Christian festival of All Hallow’s Eve, or Hallow-Even, the night preceding All Saint’s (Hallows’) Day. It is the glossing of the name Hallow- Even that has given us the name of Hallow’een. Until recent times in some parts of Europe, it was believed that on this night the dead walked amongst them, and that witches and warlocks flew in their midst. In preparation for this, bonfires were built to ward off these malevolent spirits. By the 19th century, witches’ pranks were replaced by children’s tricks. The spirits of...
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...Day of the Dead & the Sugar Skull Tradition The Day of the Dead and the Sugar Skull Tradition starts on the November 1st and 2nd. This holiday is held in Central and Southern Mexico. They call this holiday in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos y la Tradición del Craneo del Azucar, which means Day of the Dead and the Sugar Skull Tradition. On October 31st, they believe that the gates of heaven will be opened at midnight and everyone that has passed with reunite with their families. Everyone with have beautiful altars made for their passed loved ones. They have in them baskets with flowers, candles, many things of fruit, peanuts, and the Day of the Dead bread called Pan de Muerto. In the alter there is also soda, water, and hot coco. For the...
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...For many people, the holiday Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, could be described as another version of Halloween. Yes, there are masks, candy, food, and face painting, but this isn’t the sole point of the holiday. After visiting the Day of the Dead festival at Missouri State University, I quickly discovered that this sacred holiday is more about the coming together of family and friends to pray for and remember others who have passed on. Prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the celebration took place at the beginning of summer. Gradually it was associated with October 31, November 1 and November 2 to coincide with the Western Christian triduum of All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day. Some of the...
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...objects are associated with a different holiday called the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, particularly in the Central and South regions, and by the people of the Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. The Day of the Dead is becoming very popular in the United States. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family members and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and to help support their spiritual journey. The Day of the Dead is a two day celebration. The Day of the Dead occurred on November 1st and...
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...entertainments and entertainers and the monthly festivals that took place in the theaters, the timeline, playwrights and their plays and also facts about the Elizabethan theater. The landscape of the theater includes prices, the design and the accommodations. Theaters were mainly made out of flint (stone) and took...
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...spirits, fairies, goblins and witches come out to join the living. Not so long ago people believed that, and some still do, that the spirit world is closer on the night of Halloween. It is a night when you can talk with your deceased loved ones, find out who is going to die before the next Halloween or find your mate. Though we no longer hold sacrifices to the Lord of the Dead, we still celebrate with a lot of the same traditions that took place hundreds of years ago. Of all the festivals and celebrations that we observe today, few have a tale stranger than Halloween, also known as the eve of Allhallows – or Hallowmas or All Saints’ Day. All Saints’ Day is one of the gloomiest festivals of the church, while at the same time it observes the supernatural ceremonies with which the church has always been at war. This, after all, is the night when ghosts walk and fairies and goblins are astray. (Linton, 1950) Druids held the earliest celebrations in honor of Samhain, Lord of the Dead, whose festival actually fell on November 1. November 1 was also the Celtic New Year’s Day, the beginning of winter and the time known as “the light that loses, the night that wins.”(Linton, 1950 pg. 4) Halloween (Hallowe’en) is one of the world’s oldest holidays still observed around the globe. (History.com) No country has kept the belief of supernatural spirits wandering among the people as much as Ireland. (Kelly, 1919) The period of nightfall on October...
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...additional safety measures for future events. These include increased cooling stations, free water, and increased security and medical services onsite. Meanwhile, the event HARD Presents ... A Night at Fairplex with DVBBS, Juicy J, Destructo, AC Slater and more at the Fairplex sports facility in Pomona, Calif., that was scheduled for Sept. 10 has now been cancelled and tickets will be refunded. The two-day HARD Day of the Dead festival on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 has also been scaled down from 65,000 to 40,000 attendees per day. Skrillex, Future, Flying Lotus & More Set for HARD Day of the Dead A spokeswoman for the nonprofit Los Angeles County Fair Assn. told the LA Times, "Fairplex will continue to work with Live Nation, the Board of Supervisors and all public agencies to ensure the continued safety of all guests. We will work together to do everything we can." On Aug. 1, 19-year-old Katie Dix of Camarillo, Calif., and 18-year-old Tracy Nguyen of West Covina, Calif., died of drug overdoses while attending the Hard Summer music festival at the Fairplex. Safety at EDM festivals has been a real concern of the county's since a 15-year-old girl died from an Ecstasy overdose after attending the Electronic Daisy Carnival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. That was followed with discussion of banning such events and resulted in the creation of task force to set safety guidelines for electronic music events. Following Live Nation and the Fair Assn.'s most recent actions, the...
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...Hinduism: Moksha-The liberation from the cycle of life and death and become one with God. P101Jainism: | View of After Life | Hinduism: Samsara-Cycle of death and rebirth ends when the soul realizes it’s true nature P.101Jainism: Believe we are born again and again until we free ourselves of samsara. P.133 | Practices and Rituals | Hinduism: Birth, name giving, time of conception, braiding of pregnant mother’s hair, birth, starting education, beginning of solid foods. Puja: Honor Veneration, Murti: Representation of a Deity, Kumbha Mela – largest pilgrimage event in the world Jainism: Pilgrimages to sacred sites in Bihar, south of the Indian border with Nepal. P. 133 | Celebrations & Festivals | Hinduism: Holi-Death of winter, return of colorful spring, Divali -The happy four day festival of lightsJainism: Paryushan Mahaparva: annual...
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...Maracay Edo- Aragua. Halloween. Halloween is the last day of October, when according to Christian tradition, the spirits of the dead return to where they lived and witches and demons make real that day. But why is Halloween celebrating around the world? Some people view Halloween as a time for fun, putting on costumes, trick-or-treating, and having theme parties. Others points of view it as a time of superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits that should be avoided at all costs. But what are the real origins of Halloween? Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago. All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. Halloween festival is the part of best holidays around the world, it is related to the scarier aspects of life such as like death, magic, and mythical creatures in the life. Halloween activities include tricks, treating, bonfires and costume parties, visiting of haunted houses, reading scary stories, ghost tours, and watching horror movies. There are among the various famous Halloween personalities available in our stories and movies such as like Ghosts, spiders, gnomes, skeletons, ghouls, black cats, and Dracula. Halloween is a great festival holiday to center a party around allows us for many opportunities...
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...Like Christmas, New Year’s Day, Ramadan, or Yom Kippur, Halloween is celebrated almost in every country, even if the celebration implies only external attributes, such as pumpkins, costumes, and children asking for candies. Though the initial meaning of Halloween had a lot to do with occult powers, spirits, and protection against evil forces, today it is more of a merry holiday, a little bit spooky, but still enjoyed both by adults and children. So, what are the origins of Halloween? Historically, the word Halloween is a contraction from the phrase “All Hallows Even,” which meant the day before All Hallows Day (more known as All Saints’ Day) (About.com). It was a Catholic holiday dedicated to the commemoration of saints and martyrs for faith; today, though, we know it more as a holiday of trick-or-treating, scary costumes and entourage, and funny pranks. Gradually, Halloween has lost its religious connotations, and has turned into a holiday gladly celebrated by youth and adults across the Western world on October 31. Though it is considered that Halloween has its origins in the early Middle Ages, some scientists think that it is even more ancient. Peter Tokofsky, an assistant professor in the department of folklore and mythology of UCLA, believes that Halloween as we know it today arose from the Celtic festival Samhain (Albany.edu). Samhain was demarcating the end of summer; on this day souls of the dead were believed to be penetrating the real world. This was also the Celtic...
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...samsarek. Most santals are christians now but they observe their own tribal rites. The periods of the full moon and the dark of the moon are of special significance to the oraons, manipuris and buddhist tribes. Many religious and cultural rites take place during the full moon. The oraons believe in the sayings of dak and khana. They have many superstitions regarding journeys. For example, oraons will not undertake a journey if they stumble at the start, someone beckons from behind, a house-lizard calls out, a message is delivered about someone's death, a corpse appears on the way, a crow caws on a dry twig, or an empty pitcher comes in view. When oraons start tilling the field, they will do so from the east. They will wait for an auspicious day to begin building a house. They believe that it is inauspicious to comb hair at night, to throw women's hair outside, to sweep a house at sunset, to give something to someone after dusk, to hear an owl hooting, or a dog weeping at night. Oraons also have certain superstitions about cows. Thus they give away the first yield of milk from a lactating cow, and will not let a menstruating woman or a woman who has not completed the period...
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...China China is an ancient culture with numerous regional and national traditions and values. While some of the traditions have died out, many are still a very important part of the Chinese society. The role of men and women in China has changed significantly. In China (100 years ago up to a few decades ago), women were treated as inferior in comparison to men, and were restricted to the confines of their homes to raise the children and clean (Live Science, 2013). They would also sew and weave, and prepare food for guests. Women were thought of as yielding, receptive, passive, reflective, and tranquil, where men were hard, active, assertive, and dominating. The men were the sole income and ‘head of the household’. Their job was to bring home money and food for the wife and children while the woman stayed at home. Throughout much of China’s history, women were undermined and almost used as slaves. When communism was introduced (in the 1920’s), women and men became more equal, although they are still not completely equivalent in terms of social and economic status. The One-Child-Policy has pushed the number of women down in China, due to Chinese parents only wanting boys (they are thought of as more ‘beneficial’). Men are still the ‘dominant race’, as they are higher in the percentage of the population in China. In Australia, women and men are almost completely equal. Both women and men both work in politics, manual labour, education, law enforcement, etc. with almost equivalent...
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