Today, Students and Staff of Jordan Catholic School celebrated "All Saints Day" (November 1st) and honored the "Day of the Dead" (November 2nd) celebrated in Mexico and other Latin countries. This is a wonderful way to share the Mexican/Latin culture of many within our Jordan Catholic School community and in our Quad Cities community.
The note below was sent home to our Jordan Catholic School families from Ms. Salavarria and explains more about our celebration:
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican Holiday that is celebrated in honor of those who have passed away. The celebration begins on the last week of October and culminates on All Soul's Day, November 2nd. The tradition is to create an altar with memories of those in our family who have died and to pray for them, for them to watch over us and protect us. Along with many decorations, food and drink; the altar is composed of pictures of family members for whom we pray.
This year, we are creating a school-wide altar for the Day of the Dead. We encourage your family to participate, as our school community, to acknowledge this wonderful holiday. Please send with your child/children a picture or pictures of family members for whom you would like to pray for. Also, please list below names of deceased family members that you would like for us to sign into our prayer book. We will locate the altar at the entrance of the school by Ms. Leonard's office. Please have pictures brought to school between October 31 and November 7.
The Day of the Dead helps us acknowledge that we must live our lives with awareness and meaning. It expresses appreciation for life, the cycle of life and beauty for all of the blessings from God. May we too celebrate the life God has given us and remember in prayer those who have departed.
