dia de los muertos

dia de los muertos (day of the dead) is celebrated on november 1 & 2. they are days set aside to honor the departed; not to mourn them, but to celebrate them. at 12 o'clock am on november 1, it is believed that the gates of heaven open and the spirits of departed children or angelitos (little angels) are allowed to come back to visit their families for 24 hours. then at 12 am on november 2, the spirits of the adults are allowed to come for their 24 hour visit.

"feliz dia de los muertos"

to encourage the souls to visit, alters are built and are stocked with favorite foods, pictures, mementos of the departed and lots of flowers. they are days filled with prayers, memories and family.

image via etsy

image via etsy

until we meet again my friends-

dia de los blancos

while shopping at cost plus, i wandered into their extensive wine department, looking for a bottle that might by chance have a doggie on the label. and guess what? i found one: dia de los blancos! i'm more of a coffee drinker than a wine drinker but i just had to get it. it is a white wine produced in so cal's temecula valley wine country. the label says it is 67% sauvignon blanc and 33% muscat blanc. i don't know what that means but i stuck it in the fridge. maybe we'll open it up for dia de los muertos! BOL

here is a close up of the label. do you think that's a chihuahua?
cheers!

until we meet again my friends-