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Day Of The Dead - A witches guide BLOG
Day Of The Dead - A witches guide BLOG by High Priestess Pat Camarena -Rose Barbary
What is the Day of The Dead? EL DIA DE LOS MUESTOS? A witchcraft BLOG!
A NEW blog and guide on our witchcraft store online! Authored by Artes And Craft co-owner, head witch, witch queen, high priestess of the famous MOONFIRE coven, our very own PAT CAMAERENA-ROSE BARBARY!
What is the Day of The Dead? EL DIA DE LOS MUESTOS? Is it pagan? Is it Christian?
Here are some answers. For our Artes and Craft community, we have decided to let you experience it first hand. You can visit our Memorial Altar
that has recently been upgraded. Feel free to bring mementos, photos, and other items to honor those who have passed on. We will leave your items where you put them. You can pick them up at a later time. We hope to have Coco and The Book of Life movies showing on our East Wall all day
on Saturday, Nov. 1.
But let’s talk about tradition.
Midnight on October 31 (through Nov 1) is known as el Día de los
Angelitos (Day of the Little Angels). The gates of heaven open, allowing the spirits of children who have passed onto “visit” with their families. This coincides with our Samhaign. November 2 is Día de los Difuntos / Muertos.
The spirits of adults return to Earth to visit with their loved ones.
In Mexico, families construct elaborate altars to guide and welcome spirits back home. These are decorated with a combination of symbolic and personalized items such as photos and mementos. Favorite foods, candy, toys, a beer or other beverages, artifacts and such. Items that invite the dead to revisit the living. Cempasúchil (Marigolds) are the "flowers of the dead";. Their strong scent and bright colors are believed to guide spirits from their graves to the altar. And of course candles to light the way through the shadows of death.
Let’s talk a bit about the origins. It is a native peoples holiday that morphed into Catholic holy days! It can be traced back to festivals held by the Aztecs, Toltecs, and other Nahua peoples over 3,000 years ago. They honored the Queen of the Underworld. Sort of like our Hecate. The Aztecs dedicated a month-long summer festival to Mictecacihuatl (the Lady of the Dead), the goddess who ruled the underworld and watched over the bones of the ancestors. Sound familiar?
The Catholic Church influrnced El Dia de los Muertos to coincide with All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2). It was only
recently that Oct. 31 was added in there in Mexico. That was our influence from the U.S.
Besides the Ofrendas and Marigolds are the Skeletons andSkulls (Calaveras) We Mexicans like our bones! And we make death a bit of a joke. Our skeletons are dressed to the hilt, like our fancy Katrinas (Catrinas) or the dashing Catrines, their men folk. We depict skeletons doing everyday things like driving, store keeping (such as running our witchcraft supplies store online), being a law enforcement officer, or teacher. I have one sitting on the toilet!
They reflect ancient connections to the underworld and mock the temporary nature of our lives as living beings on earth.
I suggest you don’t miss out on getting Pan de los Muertos along with some Mexican hot chocolate or Horchata at your local Mexican restaurant or
supermercado to celebrate the season. Skip the Pumpkin Spice coffee or tea this year. Live a little!
Here are some great witchcraft products on our witchcraft store online related to Day Of The Dead!
A book for witches on working with the dead... The Mighty Dead
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