Sugar skulls, altars and dead people, oh my! (Day of the Dead thread!) - by Mr.Duck
Mr.Duck on 2/11/2012 at 20:11
Hola a todos en TTLG :) (Hello everyone in TTLG, your yearly dosage of Spanish ;P).
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http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music2/daydead.jpgAs per the yearly custom on November 2 yours truly, zee Mexican duck, invites you all to celebrate this holiday from my beautiful country of Mexico not just by partying and eating sugar skulls, but also by remembering fondly those dearly departed close to us that have shed their mortal coil.
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http://www.dartesano.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Celebracion-del-Dia-de-muertos-dia-de-muertos-en-patzcuaro-ofrendas-dulces-y-panes-tumbas-tradicion-purepecha-panteon-janitzio.jpgRemember and honor the dead.
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http://www.maspormas.com/sites/default/files/styles/entrevista_full/public/dia-de-muertos_0.jpgThat doesn't mean we can't have fun, eh?
LET THE FIESTA BEGIN!
So, if you have any, share any Day of the Dead-related storied (Grim Fandango doesn't count as a story, but it is appreciated ;) ).
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http://mexicanartwork.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/day-of-the-dead1.jpgDon't forget to have a drink with your compadres and comadres!
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http://gothamist.com/images/2004_10_food_SugarSkullMound.jpgSugar skulls are the reason for the season, boom!
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http://blog.cookingchanneltv.com/files/2010/10/pan-de-muerto-588.jpgAlongside some tasty bread of the dead...
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http://www.meals.com/imagesrecipes/122171lrg.jpg...and hot chocolate!
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http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv1e2zkGpY1r5opqho1_400.jpgFinally, lets not forget ol'Manny, still going strong in these Day of the Dead threads, yeehaw!
HAPPY DAY OF THE DEAD, TTLG!
SubJeff on 2/11/2012 at 20:49
Happy Day of The Dead, Ducky!
Incidentally, I've just started learning Spanish with Duolingo, so I now know how to say el tortuga bebe leche! And I know why the Island of Tortuga is named so! :p
Mr.Duck on 2/11/2012 at 20:55
LA tortuga bebe leche.
The turtle drinks milk, eh? ;)
SubJeff on 2/11/2012 at 23:59
It's what they teach you!
Gender of nouns; I just can't remember them. There seems to be no reason for it. El gata, la gata, el perro, la perro? Who knows? El hombre, la mujer - that's the only one!
nicked on 3/11/2012 at 07:17
If the word ends in "a", it's a fair bet it's feminine, "o", masculine. (At least as I understand it. The only Spanish I know is "Bienvenidas a mi casa. Quieres tomar algo?" which I learned when a friend and her Columbian friend came to stay. That and some rude words.)
Anyway, happy Day of the Dead!
hopper on 4/11/2012 at 10:51
Here's what I know: Donde esta la zapateria? El honor se no mueve en el lado come los congrejos!
gunsmoke on 4/11/2012 at 13:22
Finally got a sugar skull this year. I asked Duck a couple times to send me one, but he wasn't sure if he could send 'food' through the mail from Mexico. Love it.
Happy Day of the Dead, Duck! Even though you are in B.C.
SubJeff on 4/11/2012 at 14:25
Move to new place. ALL YOUR FESTIVALS ARE INVALID
gunsmoke on 5/11/2012 at 17:42
Not invalid, but certainly they aren't going to have celebrations there. The streets aren't going to be filled with people, vendors, parades, etc...
Kinda boring to celebrate something like this alone, thought that was obvious.
