52xMax wrote:Toy wrote:DamianaRaven wrote:JamishT wrote:I didn't know you're a Juggalo, Sunny! ;)
And you still don't. The "Juggalo" pictures you see of people dressed like skulls are posted by idiots who don't know the difference between a Gathering and a Dia de los Muertos parade. Juggalos dress like clowns (usually B&W, as illustrated in the pics) not skulls.
The notion of a día de los muertos parade is so weird to me.
Day of the dead is a huge thing in Brazil, but it's actually quite of a somber, sad holiday.
Token mexican here, just to clarify that (at least before Daniel Craig and the 007 crew came here) there was no such thing as a mardi gras style dia de muertos "parade" with giant skeleton floats like it was our take on Macy's thanksgiving.
There are a couple different places where it's traditional to hold processions, which are almost exclusively religious in nature, mixed in with a few pre-hispanic rituals. Those usually take place the night before, as part of the all saints day, though they all blend into a single festivity the next day.
Still, dia de muertos can be considered uncharacteristically cheerful for a holiday that honors the dead. Not quite "unearthing the remains of your ancestors and taking them out to party" levels of cheerful like some places in Africa...but close enough.
Graveyards can get quite crowded on dia de Finados/dia de los muertos. Often you have people selling soda and candy. And beer.
Then someone puts some music...