When Americans picnicked in cemeteries

Re:When Americans picnicked in cemeteries by wyclif on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:53AM (#28928356)

Filipinos still do it! Usually during their version of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) which we in the west call All Saints Day and they call Araw ng mga Yumao.

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Re:When Americans picnicked in cemeteries by cafard on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:59AM (#28928805)

Pedantry: Día de los Muertos is All Souls Day, November 2, the day after All Saints.

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Re:When Americans picnicked in cemeteries by randdusing on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @11:03AM (#28931487)

Are you sure about that? My Mexican relatives celebrate it on November 1st.

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Re:When Americans picnicked in cemeteries by wyclif on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:42AM (#28941528)

People in Spanish-colonized countries routinely celebrate it November 1st-2nd.

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