In Mexico, on November 1st, Day of the Dead is celebrate. Apparently its a big deal, with alters, food and celebrations and ceremonies. I have never been so I can't say much more.
But in El Salvador, Day of the Dead is celebrate on November 2nd. All Souls Day. Salvadorans all make the trek to the cemetery to enflorar or put flowers and clean up the graves of their loved ones.
But some Salvadorans aren't so lucky to have graves for their loved ones. A 12 year Civil War left 75,000 dead or disappeared.
So on November 2nd, when I opened the afternoon paper, I was moved to see that all the Human Rights organizations had held their annual event at the Memorial Wall. The Memorial Wall is like the Vietnam Memorial, but it has names of civilians and not combatants. 30,000 names stretch down squares and squares of dark marble, set into the side of the Parque Cuscatlan, a Central San Salvador Park.
Its a place to remember. Its a place where families can bring their flowers.
Read my friend Danielle's reflection from her visit there on November 2nd, 2009.
Here is the picture I saw in the paper:
1 comment:
Yeah usually people for that countries from mexico to nicaragua believe to much in this stuff, i don't know why, I'm not saying that they are crazy or something, is just a believe like any other country.
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