This posting will be for the "Dia de los Muertos", "Halloween" and "Taste of Texas" series of this journal/ blog. Dia de los Muertos is another big celebration in America today, although it's a celebration of Mexico. Today it's even become commercialized in the States, everyone from Walmart to Disney to the mom and pop business is cashing in ... they even made a special series of Lottery tickets for it in Texas, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh {:-) ... anything to make a buck in America, eh? But what's cool about it, is you can create your own costumes and makeup without having to go through the big corporations and have a good time. It's also like an added extension to the Halloween holiday, so if you're into partying, you can party for a few dayz straight. I myself alwayz enjoyed the pageantry and music of it, so it's alot of fun too. So ... you can honour the dead and leave a basket for their casket, as well as living life in remembrance of them and for them, so it's symbolic and cultural too. My first Dia de los Muertos celebration I went to was in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, who a friend, Isabella Rivera (RIP), took me to way back when I was fairly new to Texas, and a private ceremony after, out in a remote area south of Nuevo Laredo. I guess I was 19 at the time, and Isabella would have been 29 ... but it was fun and enlightening for me, because I never experienced this culture. Quite a difference for me, since I came to Texas from the north, and stayed in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) for awhile before coming here, in Montreal I stayed in the eastern part, which is the french language/ culture part (Saint Laurent Blvd in Montreal separates the french from the english). Below, I just wanted to highlight some of Dia de los Muertos here around Texas, from El Paso, Dallas, Terlingua, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. I also included a link right below from USA Today, that I thought was pretty good as far as understanding the difference between Dia de la Muertos and Halloween, since many here in the states are just catching on to this holiday. Today's high temp in Dallas only made it in the 50's, and light rain throughout the day and night, so not the best night in Dallas for outdoor parties or Trick- or- Treating ... be careful and have fun. This will also be included in the "RCJ Music/ Arts Honour Roll Society" of this journal/ blog. Enjoy ....
***** USA TODAY: No, Dia de los Muertos isn't 'Mexican Halloween' ... (newsread/ video)
Dia De Los Muertos- Concordia Cemetery (El Paso) ... Thanx to Henry Flores
So you think you can dance- Day of the dead theme (Grand Prairie/ Dallas) ... Thanx to Jennah Bailey
Day of the Dead Celebration- Terlingua Ghost Town Cemetery- 2012 ... Thanx to pat o'bryan
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***** PD/ RCJ: "DIA DE LOS MUERTOS" ... PART 1
***** PD/ RCJ: "HALLOWEEN" ... PART'S 9 THRU 1
***** PD/ RCJ: "TASTE OF TEXAS" ... PART'S 30 THRU 1
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2015 Dia de los Muertos Celebration in Corpus Christi, Texas ... Thanx to wintertexansonline.com
Dia De Los Muertos en Houston ... Thanx to Viri Maldonado
San Antonio Dia De Los Muertos Parade Oct 2011; Shot of Robert Tatum's Booth ... Thanx to Letaga
Dia de los Muertos Parade in Austin, TX 2012 ... Thanx to SocialJusticeNOW
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***** RANCH CHIMP JOURNAL "WELCOME" POST
***** "THE RESISTANCE | PERILS OF THE POWER POSSE" ... ( a 2 part futuristic Ranch Chimp Journal dream to dream on )
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