One of my sons-in-law’s heritage is Mexican and on November 1 and 2, he and my daughter celebrate Día de los Muertos to honor and celebrate deceased members of their families. Their ofrenda (altar) is filled with photos of family and friends.
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a time for family and friends to remember their late loved ones and according to tradition, reunite with them. The two-day celebration is not a somber holiday. It’s a celebration about honoring and keeping alive the memory of loved ones and believing that one day you’ll be together. It is believed on that one day, even though you’re alive, that realm opens up and you’re together on the Day of the Dead. A college friend lost her son, her only child, in a tragic accident. She and her husband have made an ofrenda for him every year since his death. It's a healing time, a building strength time for them before the onslaught of the holidays. Benediciones para ti, mi querida amiga.
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We think about you always, We talk about you still, You have never been forgotten, and you never will. We hold you close within our hearts, and there you will remain, to walk and guide us through our lives, until we meet again. |
Being remembered is immortality.
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