Essay On Day Of The Dead
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead is celebrated in the beginning of November by mainly Latin American countries. In Mexico, it is a major holiday and taken very seriously. It is a celebration in which the dead are joined with the living. Those from the afterlife come in contact with life on earth and partake in both scared and joyous festivities. The dead come as spirits from their afterlife to rejoin their families and visit their homes. It is a time when the deceased are able to enjoy once again the pleasures of life. This holiday is unlike any other. This holiday gives believers the ability to somewhat under stand the afterlife or at least connect with it. It functions as a "ritualistic elaborate celebration of life, rather than a sober mourning of its passing." By rejoicing in bright colors, extravagant outfits and giving gifts of food and spices Mexicans as well as other cultures are able to cope with mortality.
Dia de los muertos, or Day of the Dead is typically celebrated November 1 and 2. There is belief that there is a link between Catholicism and dia de los muertos, but according to McArdle the Aztec ritual of celebrating the dead came about long …show more content…
before the other religion. The holiday is to celebrate the lives of the deceased and try to share a few days with them. November 1st is the day for the "little angelitos" or the children who have died to come back to earth. Then November 2nd is the day for all adults to join their loved ones back home. The idea of Day of the Dead is so that when the souls come back, they can watch over and protect their families. The families of the deceased loved ones prepare for their return with alters at their homes with lavish gifts overflowing on it. They fill the alter with food, clothes, candy, and everything else so that their loved ones will always return on that day and watch over the family.
Limbo
In the Catholic Church there is an intermediate place described as Limbo.
This is neither Heaven or Hell but in between. Those who have been born into the world or died before they were ever baptized still carry the burden of the original sin. If they are good people or innocent souls but they still have the original sin they cannot go to Heaven but they will not be sent to Hell. So they are sent to what is theorized as Limbo. In Christian theories is has also been known as the intermediate place. Souls are thought to generally live in a state of natural happiness till the end of time in the intermediate place or Limbo. The function of Limbo is that it serves as a place for souls to go to when they are not welcomed in either Heaven or Hell. It is a place of resting for the souls who do not have a
place.
Day of the Dead is celebrated in the beginning of November by mainly Latin American countries. In Mexico, it is a major holiday and taken very seriously. It is a celebration in which the dead are joined with the living. Those from the afterlife come in contact with life on earth and partake in both scared and joyous festivities. The dead come as spirits from their afterlife to rejoin their families and visit their homes. It is a time when the deceased are able to enjoy once again the pleasures of life. This holiday is unlike any other. This holiday gives believers the ability to somewhat under stand the afterlife or at least connect with it. It functions as a "ritualistic elaborate celebration of life, rather than a sober mourning of its passing." By rejoicing in bright colors, extravagant outfits and giving gifts of food and spices Mexicans as well as other cultures are able to cope with mortality.
Dia de los muertos, or Day of the Dead is typically celebrated November 1 and 2. There is belief that there is a link between Catholicism and dia de los muertos, but according to McArdle the Aztec ritual of celebrating the dead came about long …show more content…
before the other religion. The holiday is to celebrate the lives of the deceased and try to share a few days with them. November 1st is the day for the "little angelitos" or the children who have died to come back to earth. Then November 2nd is the day for all adults to join their loved ones back home. The idea of Day of the Dead is so that when the souls come back, they can watch over and protect their families. The families of the deceased loved ones prepare for their return with alters at their homes with lavish gifts overflowing on it. They fill the alter with food, clothes, candy, and everything else so that their loved ones will always return on that day and watch over the family.
Limbo
In the Catholic Church there is an intermediate place described as Limbo.
This is neither Heaven or Hell but in between. Those who have been born into the world or died before they were ever baptized still carry the burden of the original sin. If they are good people or innocent souls but they still have the original sin they cannot go to Heaven but they will not be sent to Hell. So they are sent to what is theorized as Limbo. In Christian theories is has also been known as the intermediate place. Souls are thought to generally live in a state of natural happiness till the end of time in the intermediate place or Limbo. The function of Limbo is that it serves as a place for souls to go to when they are not welcomed in either Heaven or Hell. It is a place of resting for the souls who do not have a
place.