The criminal element did not start this worship. Do they say the criminals started Christianity when every other one of them "finds" jesus in prison?

I am 54 years old and I knew this worship as a small child and I worship Our Dark Mother to this day.

The Mexican views death as a transition of life, a normal stage in the circle of life on earth, a natural progression, not an ending.

Writer Octavio Paz commented about his people's relationship with death saying, "The Mexican is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, and celebrates it. It is one of his favorite playthings and his most steadfast love."

Los Dias de Los Muertos is a time for remembering friends, fa...

The criminal element did not start this worship. Do they say the criminals started Christianity when every other one of them "finds" jesus in prison?

I am 54 years old and I knew this worship as a small child and I worship Our Dark Mother to this day.

The Mexican views death as a transition of life, a normal stage in the circle of life on earth, a natural progression, not an ending.

Writer Octavio Paz commented about his people's relationship with death saying, "The Mexican is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, and celebrates it. It is one of his favorite playthings and his most steadfast love."

Los Dias de Los Muertos is a time for remembering friends, family and ancestors. A lovely tradition that resonates with the center of the belief was retold on the website Latino.com by Victor Landa, from San Antonio, TX.

Landa quotes the legend, "In our tradition, people die three deaths. The first death is when our bodies cease to function; when our hearts no longer beat of their own accord, when our gaze no longer has depth or weight, when the space we occupy slowly loses its meaning.

The second death comes when the body is lowered into the ground, returned to mother earth, out of sight.

The third death, the most definitive death, is when there is no one left alive to remember us."

http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1427-los-dias-de-los-muertos-the-days-of-the-dead