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In Celebration of Day of the Dead

Posted on | November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

“Don’t just cry mournfully over the individuals, dreams and influences that have helped make you what you are. Dance for them; sing for them; honor them; leap into the air and kiss the sky for them.”
–Day of the Dead, San Francisco

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Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!
–Mary Frye (1932)

Prints by Jose Guadalupe Posada
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Papercuts made in the 1980s in San Salvador Huixcolotla in Puebla State, Mexico. See more of these amazing creations at BibliOdyssey
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Day of the Dead Celebrations in Oaxaca

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Anatomical drawing by Andreas Vesalius
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Here’s to a life well lived and the memory of those who have gone before.

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One Response to “In Celebration of Day of the Dead”

  1. Lauren
    November 10th, 2009 @ 5:19 AM

    these prints are incredible!

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