"I lost my Dad suddenly this year. During the intermission of Wicked on Broadway, I saw his name pop up on my phone. "Hey Daddy, I'm at a play right now --" His sister-in-law stopped me before I could finish. "I have some really bad news," she said. "Your Dad died." A relative who recently got into painting sent me a lifelike painting of my Dad and it sits on my mantle."
"I say good morning to him, and he sees me stumbling over my puppy's toys to get to work each morning. So many of the people (and the sweet fur baby of my twenties), are placed on my mantle. It's become an unintentional ofrenda. And for that reason, it's got me thinking a lot about Coco, and if celebrating Dia De Los Muertos will feel different this year for me."
"Like many, Disney movies just plainly make me feel better. There's one for every mood and emotion, and they always leave you with a lesson and a little bit of peace. In Mexican culture, the purpose of Día de los Muertos is to celebrate the family and friends who've passed on, and a chance to offer them their favorite things this one night a year where they visit their living loved ones."
A person lost their Dad suddenly during the intermission of Wicked on Broadway when a sister-in-law called to say he had died. A relative sent a lifelike painting of the Dad that sits on the mantle and receives morning greetings. The mantle has become an unintentional ofrenda populated with people and a beloved dog from the person's twenties. The person wonders whether celebrating Día de los Muertos will feel different. Disney movies provide comfort and lessons. Día de los Muertos offers a time to celebrate deceased family and friends and to present their favorite things when they visit the living. The Dad often cared for neighborhood dogs and knew them by name.
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