Mr.Duck on 3/11/2014 at 00:39
¡Feliz Dia de Muertos!
Welcome to the annual Day of the Dead TTLG thread brought to you by your humble Mexican duck!
This Mexican holiday is not all about the bread of the dead, sugar skull heads and tequila, but also a time to remember those dearly departed that have left this life, but not our hearts. So raise an altar for those that are gone so we that are left remember, but also not forget that Life is for celebrating too, w00t w00t!
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https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8333/8076052297_dcf9d7cc1f_z.jpgFirst of all, have a sugar skull. On the house!
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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PwJi8kol570/TLNUiJQ5wcI/AAAAAAAADg4/8yF9aizrD3k/s400/Kitchen+Parade+2010+Pan+de+Muerto+400.JPGFollowed by a slice of bread of the dead. Not made from actual dead people, I promise.
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https://d8nz9a88rwsc9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sueno-de-una-tarde-dominical-en-la-alameda-1947.jpgLet us now take a walk through history on this historic mural painting from Diego Rivera in Mexico City. Can you spot La Catrina (aka Death)?
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http://i0.huffpost.com/gen/1439228/thumbs/n-DIA-DE-LOS-MUERTOS-large570.jpgThough personally I'm partial to dancing with this Death, what say you?
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http://www.lataco.com/taco/wp-content/uploads/DiaDeLosMuertos_HFC-9-of-42-800x531.jpgDo not forget to raise an altar for your dearly departed!
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http://images.latinpost.com/data/images/full/3553/dia-de-los-muertos.jpg?w=600Hell, even the Chicano crowd is having a ball in L.A.! :cool:
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http://www.preguntasantoral.es/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Foto-3.jpgDon't forget to walk by your local cemetery and pimp it up for the dead, please.
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https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2291984890/xelvugvszr2pklttg4ft.jpegThis thread, as always, has the Manny Calavera seal of approval!
Cheers, TTLG!
demagogue on 3/11/2014 at 08:20
Happy Day of the Dead mi amigo!
Gracias as always for your warm celebration thread.
:o:angel::)
hopper on 3/11/2014 at 10:26
Looks more like a Day of the Dicks cake tbh.
Happy Day.
Neb on 3/11/2014 at 11:30
Quote Posted by MrDuck
¡Feliz Dia de Muertos!
So jealous of you guys. The best celebration we have in the UK is that one day of the year where we set loose giant, clockwork Margaret Thatcher effigies with jack hammers for arms into the industrial estates and let nature take its course.
faetal on 3/11/2014 at 11:38
I quite like Tick Tock Maggie O'clock - it's one of the few things I've missed since moving to France.
