Yesterday my family and I attended the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival hosted by St. Mary's Basilica. We had such a good time, we vowed to go back next year and arrive earlier to really take advantage of the festivities. As an adult I'd never really sought to celebrate All Saints Day in a festive way, the way they celebrate it in Mexico or the Philippines (a cultural tradition of the Spanish influence). Instead, I've adopted the American way of observing the Holy Day of Obligation: reverent and somber. We attend mass and pray the rosary, asking the Blessed Mother to intercede for our dearly departed.
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Jen Arnold
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