THE THREE DEATHS
Los Dias de Los Muertos is a time for remembering friends, family and
ancestors. A lovely tradition that resonates with the center of the belief was
retold on the website Latino.com by Victor Landa, from San Antonio, TX.
Landa quotes the legend, "In our tradition, people die three deaths. The
first death is when our bodies cease to function; when our hearts no longer beat
of their own accord, when our gaze no longer has depth or weight, when the space
we occupy slowly loses its meaning.
The second death comes when the body is lowered into the ground, returned to
mother earth, out of sight.
The third death, the most definitive death, is when there is no one left
alive to remember us."
This information comes from:
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