day of the dead – VoVatia (original) (raw)

The World Es Mi Familia

Coco – SPOILERS! It seems like, whenever someone wants to make a movie about Mexican culture, they gravitate toward Dia de Muertos, which I guess makes sense. Although different in many ways, Fox’s The Book of Life had some similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Conspiracy Theories, Ethnicity, Families, Holidays, Music, Relationships, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged afterlife, coco, day of the dead, dia de muertos, ernesto de la cruz, hector rivera, miguel rivera, pixar, skeletons |

Bread Dead Redemption

Today is All Souls’ Day in the Catholic liturgical calendar, and the Day of the Dead in Mexico (which I think is actually two days; this is the second one). I never knew that much about either holiday, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Aztec, Catholicism, Celtic, Christianity, Discworld, Eastern Orthodox, Halloween, History, Holidays, Mesoamerica, Middle Ages, Mythology, Native American, Religion, Roman, Terry Pratchett | Tagged all saints day, all souls day, calevara, chimalma, day of the dead, dia de muertos, diego rivera, jose guadalupe posado, la calavera catrina, lemuralia, mictecacihuatl, mixcoatl, pan de muerto, purgatory, quetzalcoatl, samhain, skeletons, skulls, soul cake duck, soul cake tuesday, soul cakes, souling, sugar skulls, trick or treat |

There Is a King That Will Steal Your Soul

Here are some thoughts on three movies I’ve watched recently: True Stories – A weird film directed and co-written by David Byrne, who also stars in it as an interactive narrator. Presented as a slice of life in a Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Mayan, Music, Mythology, Native American, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged david byrne, day of the dead, frankenhooker, john goodman, la muerte, talking heads, the book of life, true stories, xibalba |