Although I hate to see my fave month
come to an end, it always crescendos in
wondrous cultural celebrations.
Here in the US, we are accustomed to
celebrating HALLOWEEN. The children
dress in fantastic costumes, the scarier
the better. They go door to door in what
is known as 'Trick or Treats'. Obviously,
kids want candy and threaten pranks if
not rewarded. All in good fun . . .
For those practitioners of Paganism,
the celebration is SAMHAIN. This is
our most important Sabbat of the year.
It honors the third harvest; gleaning
takes place, both physically and
metaphorically. Samhain marks both
the end of the current year and the
beginning of the Pagan new year.
The three day Pagan celebration of
Latin America's Días de los Muertos
begins. Many use the entire month of
October in preparation for this event.
This being the EVE of the three-day
celebrations, families and friends
congregate around sundown, many in
costumes. Altars to lost family are built.
Amazing foods, for both the living and
the dead, are set up on tables. Dancing,
eating, story telling ensue . . . all in
honor of our beloved dead.
so missing my dad
tonight i visit with him
the veil is thinning
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