http://www.steadywinds.com/archives/2005/10/21/kite-flying-day-of-the-dead/ kites, kites, and more kites Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.steadywinds.com/archives/2005/10/21/kite-flying-day-of-the-dead/#comment-3005 Steadywinds.com » Blog Archive » Beautiful kites in Guatemala Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:21:40 +0000 http://www.steadywinds.com/archives/2005/10/21/kite-flying-day-of-the-dead/#comment-3005 [...] Here is a link to the article I blogged last year about this same holiday…Kite flying: day of the dead [...] […] Here is a link to the article I blogged last year about this same holiday…Kite flying: day of the dead […]

]]> http://www.steadywinds.com/archives/2005/10/21/kite-flying-day-of-the-dead/#comment-2757 Brugge Blog » Kite Festival in Guatemala Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:59:31 +0000 http://www.steadywinds.com/archives/2005/10/21/kite-flying-day-of-the-dead/#comment-2757 [...] While Day of the Dead seems to be pretty consistently celebrated as a time of remembrance for those who have gone before, with offerings and ceremony, nobody seems to be quite sure exactly what the kites are for, and I don’t know that it really matters. Some say they are ways of communicating with the spirits, others that they are for lifting the souls back to the heavens, or are frightening way bad spirits. Whatever the reason, kites have a draw something like that of a fire, begging to be watched as a they dance around in the wind. I can only imagine the powerful spectacle of this celebration. Filed under: Culture — [...] […] While Day of the Dead seems to be pretty consistently celebrated as a time of remembrance for those who have gone before, with offerings and ceremony, nobody seems to be quite sure exactly what the kites are for, and I don’t know that it really matters. Some say they are ways of communicating with the spirits, others that they are for lifting the souls back to the heavens, or are frightening way bad spirits. Whatever the reason, kites have a draw something like that of a fire, begging to be watched as a they dance around in the wind. I can only imagine the powerful spectacle of this celebration. Filed under: Culture — […]

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