Posing the Corpse
Posing the Corpse Posing the corpse so the corpse can join in the fun of the wake or have a drink or accuse a malefactor or, simply as a joke.
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‘Dia de los Muertos’
Hell-wain Spotting
Hell-wain Spotting A look at the funeral trolley tradition of Mexico.
The Kiss of Death: A Mexican Ghost
The Kiss of Death: A Mexican Ghost As we have all painted our faces like La Calavera Catrina and are munching sugar skulls to honor our Dear Departed on this Day of the Dead, let us settle down among the marigolds for a ghost story. On previous holidays, we have met a faithful dead nun and a skeletal bishop with his evil raven companion. Today we go to a churchyard in San Juan where a seductive entity sought its prey.
A Dead Nun for Dia de los Muertos: Nobody expects the Spanish decomposition…
A Dead Nun for Dia de los Muertos: Nobody expects the Spanish decomposition… On this day when the dead are celebrated and remembered with the ofredas of Dia de los Muertos or the liturgy of an All Souls’ service, I thought it would be pleasant to recall the Legend of the Obedient Dead Nun. Nuns, of course, take vows of poverty, chastity, and, most importantly, of obedience. A nun’s Superior stands as Christ’s representative on earth and she must be obeyed as one would obey God Himself. It can be a most difficult vow to keep—particularly if you are dead.