Printed Every Month 136th Anniversary
OCTOBER 2018
Dia De Los Muertos! For the second year in a row Logia El Quixote No. 83 will be presenting a very special event. The Lodge will exemplify a Dia de los Muertos Master Mason Degree. The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico developed from ancient traditions among its preColumbian cultures. Rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors had been observed by these civilizations perhaps for as long as 2,500–3,000 years. The festival that developed into the modern Day of the Dead fell in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, about the beginning of August, and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the goddess[12] known as the "Lady of the Dead", corresponding to the modern La Calavera Catrina. To honor this celebration, the Lodge will have a cultural event preceding the degree that will display many of the time-honored customs of the holiday and give the audience a deeper understanding of its meaning. The cultural event is open to the public.
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