Hola a todos.
And that is the extent of my Spanish for the day.
I am writing to ask if any of you do anything for Dia de los Muertos. Do you set up an ofrenda or participate in some kind of event?
In past years I have set up an ofrenda; in recent years it has been to honor my #2 daughter who passed away in 2008, at age 38. Her daughters, and widowed husband (not Latino) have carried on setting up an ofrenda (her daughters were 5 yrs & 3 yrs at the time of her passing). They do not live near by, but I am happy to think that they are carrying on that part of her heritage (she used to set up a small ofrenda, and that is why they know about it).
So - if you do anything for DDLM (my shorthand), could you share some of your ideas. Gracias.
Natalie Coleman, in Virginia
Dia de Muertos
Many people go to the graveyard to visit their loved ones who passed away. My sister sets up an ofrenda. I have some of the traditional sugar skulls and pan de muerto or dead bread with hot chocolate.
I also write calaveras for my siblings and some friends and cousins, which are limericks depicting their supposed passing away and how Death came to pick them. Many newspapers publish calaveras for living politicians, artists and other famous people, and in the schools and universities they set ofrendas and post calaveras for their teachers and students.
Best regards,
Victoriano Navarro