LDOG 2,208 Posted October 31, 2018 #291 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Wtf non-american kids asking for candies? We are so late to globalization... i've never seen such a thing here. hckošice and heywoodu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,196 Posted October 31, 2018 #292 Share Posted October 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, LDOG said: Wtf non-american kids asking for candies? We are so late to globalization... i've never seen such a thing here. It's still a rarity here. Like i said, tonight was, if i remember correctly, the first time i have given candy. The grown-ups (18+ ) don't care for it, it's just the kids see it on the internet and want to go for candy with their friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted October 31, 2018 #293 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Well the mood has gone from festive to somber at my school as we learned that the long time history teacher (who taught my mom and her sisters, taught with my mom, taught me, ran the history department, acted as Basketball coach, acted as Athletics director, and deeply cared about the students) has passes away during doctor’s appointment Wumo, heywoodu, dcro and 1 other 4 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted October 31, 2018 #294 Share Posted October 31, 2018 16 minutes ago, LDOG said: Wtf non-american kids asking for candies? We are so late to globalization... i've never seen such a thing here. Yeah, but most Latin American countries have the Day of the Dead with similar activities in 2 days. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,208 Posted October 31, 2018 #295 Share Posted October 31, 2018 hace 5 minutos, Olympian1010 said: Yeah, but most Latin American countries have the Day of the Dead with similar activities in 2 days. That's only a mexican thing that mixes christianity and indigenous beliefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,808 Posted October 31, 2018 #296 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yeah, but most Latin American countries have the Day of the Dead with similar activities in 2 days. Here in Scandinavia we have Fastelavn in February (Which is pretty similiar to nowadays Halloween), where we have the great tradition of slå katten af tønden ("hit the cat out of the barrel"). Edited October 31, 2018 by wumo26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,208 Posted October 31, 2018 #297 Share Posted October 31, 2018 hace 2 minutos, wumo26 said: Here in Scandinavia we have Fastelavn (Which is pretty similiar to nowadays Halloween), where we have the great tradition of slå katten af tønden ("hit the cat out of the barrel"). So, like a "piñata"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,808 Posted October 31, 2018 #298 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, LDOG said: So, like a "piñata"? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,932 Posted October 31, 2018 #299 Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yeah, but most Latin American countries have the Day of the Dead with similar activities in 2 days. Well it’s not entirely true. Catholic countries/regions have a religious commemoration for the souls of the dead, which follows November 1st in which all people who have reached sanctity are commemorated. In that aspect you’re right, traditionally Latin American societies, most of which have a Catholic tradition, observe those festivities, which include some sort of visit to the resting place of deceased family members. However, “Dia de los Muertos” is a tradition that dates to prehispanic times, and that is mostly restricted to the Mesoamerican region, which covers central and southern Mexico, plus the northern parts of Central America. As @LDOG stated, the modern celebration combines indigenous and Catholic elements, including building an “altar” in which people put offerings, mostly those things the deceased one liked to eat. Recently, the whole thing celebration has a lot of its original meaning, due to mistepresentation, cultural appropiation and excessive marketing. On another note, Halloween was very popular in North and Western Mexico when I was a kid, but now it has cede its pkace to Dia de los Muertos, mostly for a national pride reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,932 Posted October 31, 2018 #300 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Following my previous comment, I share that one note of that excessive marketing has seen “Pan de Muerto” being sold since late August. This is one of those elements that must not miss in the offering. “Pan de Muerto” is a soft bread, in which the dough contains a touch of orange water, and once baked, some sugar is added. I confess I’m a willing victim of marketing this year and ordered some individual pieces to give, but I admit these ones are really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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