An Authentically Anglican Halloween

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Author name: Kiah Webster
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Columbia, South Carolina

This year I rediscovered a cultural practice that has become for my family and me, at least, a fun and authentically Anglican/Episcopal way to celebrate the weeks leading up to Halloween: the Day of the Dead or El Día de los Muertos. Though this tradition has a pagan origin, (it descends from an Aztec festival dedicated to Mictecacihuatl, the goddess of the Underworld), it has been appropriated by the Church to coincide with the church’s commemoration of All Saints’ and All Soul’s (or the Faithful Departed), on November 1 and 2. Click on the link below to learn more about how celebrating the Day of the Dead can connect with our Episcopal faith.

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