A small rock in the Atlantic: 26/10/08

The Day of the Dead

Halloween isn't much of a fiesta here, although it's becoming more popular. All Saint's Day is. Traditionally, it's when people remember their dead. So they decorate the graves in the morning, and most cemeteries have a special mass.

It's fascinating to see, but please be sensitive. Some people may be recently bereaved and feeling fragile.

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Yesterday this blog went off the air for a couple of hours. No, it wasn't Halloween gremlins - I ran out of bandwidth because so many of you have been reading it. What a very nice problem to have. Thank you!

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