Antes de vir para o México alguém me contou sobre “El Día de los Muertos” o
que me deixou um pouco “preocupada” já que este a morte é um assunto um
tanto quanto complicado para mim. Depois, por coincidência, vi uma
reportagem em uma revista sobre este mesmo assunto.. e ai comecei a ficar
curiosa e com muita vontade de aprender um pouco mais sobre este
acontecimento.
A tal festa é celebrada no dia 2 de Novembro e nada mais é que o mesmo Dia
de Finados. Aqui no México este é um dia feliz e não tem o mesmo ar triste
que sinto no Brasil. A população meio que junta o Haloween (31 de outubro)
com o finados e faz uma grande festa. Por todo lado pode se ver altares com
enfeites e oferendas: coloca-se a foto da pessoa que esta morta e ao redor
bebida e comida. Estes altares espalhados pela cidades (nas escolas,
praças, vitrines de lojas, restaurantes) são sempre muito coloridos e
alegres. Normalmente também se fazem brincadeiras com os vivos, fazendo
desenhos e caricaturas ou mesmo pendurando caveirinhas sorridentes com os
nomes de pessoas vivas escritos neles. Os doces que estão nos altares
também tem o formato de caveiras.
Nas casas as famílias tocam musicas favoritas de seus entes e quase sempre
ha um “pan de muerto” que é um pão típico. Podem cantar envolta do
altar, declarar poemas feitos especialmente para estes entes ou mesmo ir-se
ao cemitério com violões e canturias!!!
Para mim foi extremamente curioso e confortável ver a maneira com que os
Mexicanos celebram tal data: com alegria, com festa, com as comidas,
bebidas e musicas favoritas de seus entes mais queridos. Sinto que esta é
uma maneira de sentir uma vez mais a presença destas pessoas, relembrar
seus gostos e de que maneira se portavam. Com o pouco tempo que estou aqui,
tenho muita vontade de trazer alguns hábitos, leis e costumes brasileiros
para cá. Mas esta festa é, para mim, algo que deveríamos copiar desde já,
dos Mexicanos....
Não consegui tirar tantas fotos como gostaria (estava ainda um tanto
quanto perdida pela cidade) mas tenho algumas por aqui e também em
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliapereira
Before coming to México someone told me about “ El Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) what was kind of chock to me since death is something that
I don’t really like to talk about. After that I saw an article in a
magazine about the same subject.. and then I started to get curious about
it and with a great interest in learning more about the event.
The party happens at November 2nd e it is just the All Souls' Day . But here in
Mexico it is a happy day e doesn’t care the same sad air that I sense in
Brazil. The population put together the Halloween (October 31st) with he
All Souls' Day and makes a big party. We can see altars everywhere: they put the
photos of this dead person and her/his favorite drinks and food. These
altars are always very colorful e happy. Normally they also play a trick
with theirs friends that are alive drawing some skull and putting their
names on it. The sweeties that are at the altars have also the same shape.
At home, the families play their loved ones favorite songs and very often
have a “bread of dead ones” that happens to be a typically bread. They can
sing around the altar, say poems org o to the cemetery with a guitar to
sing.
For me it was extremely curious and comfortable to see the way that the
Mexicans celebrate such date: with party, happiness, their loved ones
favorite music, food and drinks. It seams that this is a very good way to
feel the presence of these people, reminding their personal habits and
behavior. With the very little time that I have in México I wish I could
bring some of the Brazilian laws and habits here. But this party is for me
something that we should copy now from Mexicans.
I could take as much photos as I wanted (I was lost at the city) but you
can see some more here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliapereira
Obs: English isn’t my first language, so I do apologize for the
translation. And please feel free to correct me at any time..
magazine about the same subject.. and then I started to get curious about
it and with a great interest in learning more about the event.
The party happens at November 2nd e it is just the All Souls' Day . But here in
Mexico it is a happy day e doesn’t care the same sad air that I sense in
Brazil. The population put together the Halloween (October 31st) with he
All Souls' Day and makes a big party. We can see altars everywhere: they put the
photos of this dead person and her/his favorite drinks and food. These
altars are always very colorful e happy. Normally they also play a trick
with theirs friends that are alive drawing some skull and putting their
names on it. The sweeties that are at the altars have also the same shape.
At home, the families play their loved ones favorite songs and very often
have a “bread of dead ones” that happens to be a typically bread. They can
sing around the altar, say poems org o to the cemetery with a guitar to
sing.
For me it was extremely curious and comfortable to see the way that the
Mexicans celebrate such date: with party, happiness, their loved ones
favorite music, food and drinks. It seams that this is a very good way to
feel the presence of these people, reminding their personal habits and
behavior. With the very little time that I have in México I wish I could
bring some of the Brazilian laws and habits here. But this party is for me
something that we should copy now from Mexicans.
I could take as much photos as I wanted (I was lost at the city) but you
can see some more here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliapereira
Obs: English isn’t my first language, so I do apologize for the
translation. And please feel free to correct me at any time..
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