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Mexican Traditions: Day of the Dead

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Day of the Dead, celebrated throughout Mexico on November 1 and 2nd, is a beautiful ritual in which Mexicans happily and lovingly remember their loved relatives that have died. People who have died in the past year are remembered, their pictures placed on

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  • Hello Elena, My compliments for your great shots! Please come see my photos sometime? Best regards, Tom from Zeist, The Netherlands. www.tomjutte.tk

    said  of hereistom hereistom 2007.11.01 at 19:54:10 PDT

  • Congratulations on having this lovely album featured today! I wish you a great day in the limelight!........Diane

    said  of dianeaub dianeaub 2007.11.01 at 16:02:20 PDT

  • Hi Elena; wow! a second time for a feature of this album! Very well done and congratulations. This is a most interesting and unusual tradition.

    said  of bearfolk bearfolk 2007.11.01 at 15:28:27 PDT

  • thank you very much for sharing this! I live in Sicily, Italy, and we have a very similar tradition: Dead bring gifts to the children (and to adults as well), we eat fruitshaped marzipan and sugar dolls. In these days we go to the cemeteries and visit our dear dead. It's a real feast, and it's not scary at all like Halloween. Unfortunately our children wants Halloween because they're influenced by television, but our tradition is very beautiful and it's a pity it would gone lost.

    said  of CammArt74 CammArt74 2007.11.01 at 12:22:54 PDT

  • Elena, congratulations on being featured with this beautiful album again! Enjoy your busy day. Best wishes, Yair.

    said  of ykarelic4 ykarelic4 2007.11.01 at 10:50:57 PDT

  • congratulations! A lot interesting this tradition... a beautifulst album - Paola

    said  of paolagna paolagna 2007.11.01 at 10:24:04 PDT

  • Congratulations on your featured album! The photos are great. Thanks for sharing! http://community.webshots.com/user/brianhahaha

    said  of brianhahaha brianhahaha 2007.11.01 at 10:18:59 PDT

  • Great album. Congrats on the feature. Thanks for sharing. Darla

    said  of Darlaree Darlaree 2007.11.01 at 09:27:45 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on your POTD,Very well deserved choice,ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY************khaled

    said  of amen2006 amen2006 2007.11.01 at 06:57:58 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on having your 'Day of the Dead' album featured today on WS. Very colorful album, thank you for sharing. Enjoy your day in the spot light. Joyce, California, USA

    said  of joyce914 joyce914 2007.11.01 at 06:33:59 PDT

  • In reading the previous comments, it appears this is not the first time this album has been featured. It obviously depicts the holiday in the most precise way. Congratulations as each photo is very well done and the album in its entirety tells the story in a very beautiful way. Carol

    said  of albertsville albertsville 2007.11.01 at 06:17:20 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on your featured album. Well deserved feature, and such beautiful shots, well done, enjoy your day. Take care, Paolo

    said  of Paolo_1955 Paolo_1955 2007.11.01 at 04:22:15 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on being a featured album today, very well deserved, thank you for sharing, take care Ann (Chester England)

    said  of annedm1 annedm1 2007.11.01 at 04:08:54 PDT

  • Congratulations on being featured with this beautiful album as a well deserved honor! Did you know that the first of November is celebrated in honor of the dead children, the Angelitos? The 2nd of November, the official Mexican holiday honored the adults. Thanks for sharing your photos, Heidi

    said  of cleo85100 cleo85100 2007.11.01 at 03:23:39 PDT

  • Ciao Elena. I am very happy to have seen with this beautiful album the traditions Mexican in the recurrence of the Day of the Dead. Congratulations on yours deserved feature. Greetings, Renato. Italy.

    said  of renato26 renato26 2007.11.01 at 02:52:54 PDT

  • Bonjour Elena, Congratulations a second time for this featured album 2 years ago. Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    said  of maxeclip maxeclip 2007.11.01 at 01:54:59 PDT

  • A very interesting and colourful festival! This is what makes the world a fascinating place - different cultures celebrating their unique way of life. Congratulations on this well merited album of excellent photographs being featured today. Best wishes, Suresh

    said  of suresh_krishna suresh_krishna 2007.11.01 at 01:34:26 PDT

  • Hi Elena,congratulations on your featured album today. Very nice album,thanks for sharing. I see that you also celebrate the"Day of the dead"it is almost the same tradition here. Enjoy your special day! Best regards,Henri and Josee/Belgium

    said  of haneveercoremansshots haneveercoremanssh... 2007.11.01 at 01:31:37 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on your featured album!Great shots,well deserved!

    said  of mirjana316 mirjana316 2007.11.01 at 01:18:52 PDT

  • Hi..Thank you for showing your beautiful shots of mexican Culture..the love and respect shown is wonderful..and maybe something any culture can learn from..thanks!

    said  of dizzysid dizzysid 2007.11.01 at 00:23:02 PDT

  • Ooops Congratulations on being featured twice with the same album!

    said  of wesmfmm wesmfmm 2007.11.01 at 00:15:40 PDT

  • Congratulations on being featured album today! Thanks for sharing, Francisca from Madrid-Spain

    said  of wesmfmm wesmfmm 2007.11.01 at 00:11:16 PDT

  • Congratulations my friend on being featured album on home page _Jay

    said  of Jayramji Jayramji 2007.11.01 at 00:02:28 PDT

  • Love you pics here, some terriffic shots, thank you for sharing them with us here on webshots. If poss can i run a idea past you? I have just started a group on yahoo, called The Webshots User Group, the idea is that we can all keep in touch, help each other, chat and also promote our new albums.The group is only open to webshots members. Would love to hear your views on the idea. If you would like to join the group heres the link, when there just click on the join group button. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/thewebshotsusergroup Kindest regards Keith & Babs

    said  of flotex21 flotex21 2006.03.26 at 12:11:54 PST

  • Hello Elena, and thank you for the interesting instruction on The Day of the Dead. A day to celebrate the lives of those we loved sounds like a healthy thing to me. Belated congratulations on the feature, and best wishes from Keith in Sydney.

    said  of magikeith magikeith 2005.11.04 at 20:50:01 PST

  • Hello Elena and a Belated Congratulations on Your Featured Album Tuesday! Interesting Celebrations that You Captured Superbly..Well Done!! Hope You Enjoyed Your Special Day, Thanks for Sharing! Ted

    said  of torretab torretab 2005.11.04 at 12:51:48 PST

  • Interesting album. Thanks for sharing. Congrats for being featured too! Gin the artist

    said  of oceanloves oceanloves 2005.11.04 at 08:12:11 PST

  • Hello Elena interestting Mexican tradition and congratulation on your featured album thanks for sharing best wishes Christina

    said  of riskja riskja 2005.11.01 at 23:29:03 PST

  • Hello Elena interestting Mexican tradition and congratulation on your featured album thanks for sharing best wishes Christina

    said  of riskja riskja 2005.11.01 at 23:28:49 PST

  • An interesting custom I had never heard of and what beautiful flowers. I feel just a tiny bit better educated. Di/Montana/USA

    said  of relldap relldap 2005.11.01 at 19:51:46 PST

  • Some very strange customs that I had no idea were prevalent in Mexico. Congratulations on being featured today. Don/BC, Canada

    said  of donkeyquod donkeyquod 2005.11.01 at 19:17:37 PST

  • Simply a sweet album to this Mexican tradition...Just a colorful arrangement of flowers and I love the humor with the skelatons dressed to kill. LOL. Thank you for this share and congrats to you on your Feature Album. Vicki/Michigan

    said  of haneckow haneckow 2005.11.01 at 18:56:36 PST

  • Thank you for the beautiful pictures. It was very interesting to view, also. Very colorful event. Thanks, Jim in Minnesota.

    said  of jcal52 jcal52 2005.11.01 at 17:40:26 PST

  • Interesting Album,But Very Colorful,Thanks For Sharing The Mexican Traditions ,Congratulations On Your Featured Album,Jo Jo/Michigan/USA

    said  of jdsmith01100 jdsmith01100 2005.11.01 at 15:13:18 PST

  • Thanks so much for sharing this tradition with us. WOW! Great photos...enjoy your special day. Carolyn, Santa Fe, NM

    said  of stargazer111 stargazer111 2005.11.01 at 15:01:27 PST

  • Hello Elena, An education in the making on my part, saw a calendar with Day of the Dead listed for the 1st of November a couple of days ago, wondered what it was all about. Thank you for bringing a tradional Mexican festival to light and showing us around. Your other albums are quite educational too and your photography is imaginative. A nice feature today. Thanks again for uploading this album for all of us to view. Greetings from the southern coast of Oregon. Ron

    said  of rboise rboise 2005.11.01 at 14:34:04 PST

  • Wow! The colors just POP! Congratulations on being featured today! Thanks for sharing a wonderful Mexican Tradition with me. Ranae from Indiana, USA

    said  of msfitzfotos msfitzfotos 2005.11.01 at 12:24:59 PST

  • A very interesting album of this traditional Mexican festival and your colourful images captured it so well for us,congratulations on the feature and thanks for sharing,Regards,Rod.

    said  of chrisrod100 chrisrod100 2005.11.01 at 09:53:19 PST

  • Hi Congratulations on your featured album,excellent pictures,well taken,a well deserved feature,thankyou for sharing and enjoy your day,take care Ann (Chester UK)

    said  of annedm1 annedm1 2005.11.01 at 07:13:00 PST

  • Hi Elena, what beautiful pictures of such a lovely tradition. I grew up in Europe and we had the same celebrations for the day of the dead and the next day, all saints day. Thanks for sharing this great album and congratulations!! Trudy-Oregon

    said  of hamiltrudy1 hamiltrudy1 2005.11.01 at 06:14:29 PST

  • Hello, Congratulations on your colorful and informative featured album. I enjoyed your pictures and learning more about the Day of the Dead. Thanks and regards- Lynne from Virginia

    said  of donolew donolew 2005.11.01 at 05:19:22 PST

  • Ciao Elena, congratulations on your feature. More colorful album and great pictures. Renato. Italy.

    said  of renato26 renato26 2005.11.01 at 04:56:24 PST

  • Thank you for educating those of us unfamiliar with Mexican traditions. The "Day of the Dead" is new to me and I see now how it is celebrated. Congratulations to you for its being featured. Judy / Florida

    said  of ladybug591 ladybug591 2005.11.01 at 04:47:38 PST

  • Thanks for sharing an important part of Mexican culture. This is a beautiful album. Congratulations on having it featured. Doug in California

    said  of dyetter dyetter 2005.11.01 at 04:12:07 PST

  • Hi! This is a different but wonderful idea! A very colorful album! Congratulations for being featured! Have a nice day! Bob-New York State, USA

    said  of rgarrow2 rgarrow2 2005.11.01 at 04:07:03 PST

  • Hi Ellena and Congratulations for this well deserved feature! It's been interesting discovering that death can be treated with so much color and humor. Good job throughout the album with both photos and descriptions. Best wishes from Israel, Orly

    said  of orlyyahalom orlyyahalom 2005.11.01 at 04:01:16 PST

  • Congratulations on being featured, thanks for sharing. Michel

    said  of nttl2k2 nttl2k2 2005.11.01 at 03:25:44 PST

  • How unusal. I did like the picture number 26 and the flowers. Caroline Louisiana USA.

    said  of wmcaroline2003 wmcaroline2003 2005.11.01 at 02:38:23 PST

  • Hi Elena! Congratulations on your featured album today. It was wonderful to view the Day of the Dead ritual that the Mexicans hold so dear. Thanks for sharing with us all and enjoy your special day...take care...Darlene in Upstate NY

    said  of briansbabe2 briansbabe2 2005.11.01 at 02:36:18 PST

  • Hi Eelena, it's always a pleasure see new place and new culture. Congratulation for the featured. Maurizio.Italy

    said  of mauriziomalangone mauriziomalangone 2005.11.01 at 01:25:07 PST

  • Hi Elena! Beautiful album. In my country also celebrate on 1. of novrmber Day of the dead. We call it All saints day. We also decorate graves with flovers and candles but it is not so cheerful day as in Mexico. Congratulaton on your feature. Regards, Ludvik

    said  of luka_15 luka_15 2005.11.01 at 01:14:15 PST

  • Hi, congratulations on being featured today. Thanks for indroducing this Mexican tradition to all of us. Greetings from Israel, Yair.

    said  of ykarelic4 ykarelic4 2005.11.01 at 00:38:40 PST

  • Hi, congratulations on being featured today. Thanks for indroducing this Mexican tradition to all of us. Greetings from Israel, Yair.

    said  of ykarelic4 ykarelic4 2005.11.01 at 00:37:39 PST

  • Hello Elena, a big Congratulations on being featured with your wonderful album, beautiful Photos. Have a great day in the spotlight. Best wishes. Ray and Eileen. (UK)

    said  of viking15410 viking15410 2005.11.01 at 00:34:16 PST

  • Congrats on the feature.This is an historic album for me.l lived long ago for a half year in Mexico..I never forget it.Great album...it brings back a lot of memories for me.Thanks for sharing.Take care.Marylou from Belgium

    said  of louke105 louke105 2005.11.01 at 00:19:09 PST

  • Bonjour Elena, Congratulations on your featured album today, your photos are super. Thanks for sharing. Bravo et Merci. Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    said  of maxeclip maxeclip 2005.11.01 at 00:09:13 PST

  • Hi Elena I would like to ask for your permission to reproduce some of the photos in this album. Could you e-mail at pauline.lam@oup.com, please? Many thanks.

    said  of paulineoup paulineoup 2005.10.30 at 16:54:19 PST

  • Please contact me at melissambwilkins@yahoo.co m! I would like your permission to use your photos in this album with my students! I teach Spanish at the elementary school level. Your photos are GREAT!

    said  of melissambwilkins melissambwilkins 2005.10.22 at 06:23:26 PDT

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