Not wanting to end the Halloween fun, I like to prolong the festivities by celebrating the Day of the Dead November 1 and November 2. Tonight I'll set an extra place at the table for any dead family members who want to stop by. Gail and I were talking about it today, and wondering if they all fight about it (being from MY family, I know there's some back and forth!), like "It's MY turn this year! No, it's MINE! Why doesn't she set more than one place?!!?"
To see how the Days of the Dead are supposed to be celebrated, check out this lovely website: http://dayofthedead.com/TraditionAltars.html
Many gorgeous photographs of altars, skeleton pastries, etc.
For those in the area who want to take part, my favorite hang-out, Forest Hills Cemetary holds a great celebration: http://www.foresthillstrust.org/calendar.html
Too bad it's on a school night, but I am tempted to go! And when it involves a party, I usually give in to temptation.
Halloween last night was LeiLei's first, and she loved it! What's not to love? Dress up like a kitty and get free candy! Kit and Kevin took the girls around for trick or treat, while I prepared the traditional soup served in a pumpkin shell, and Auntie Gail and Pierre gave out candy, more candy, extra bags of snack cookies and popcorn--we just stopped short of having to give out breath mints!!!!! We had the most kids ever! I'm sure the wonderful weather had something to do with it! Libby was a beautiful fairy princess in a custom-made gown by royal designer Kit Spy, and LeiLei's black cat costume suited her perfectly. (Make-up by Kit, of course.)
Watch this space for photos soon!
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