Dia de los Muertos

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This list includes every page or product from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts that is tagged with Dia de los Muertos.

  • The stub of a lit taper candle burns brightly on a bed of cempasúchil, or Mexican marigolds.
    A Thousand Voices
    From Braver/Wiser
    The dead aren’t really dead; their stories are perpetually being told by the world around us.
  • The corner of a gravestone, which is bedecked with toys and flowers and a fake butterfly stuck in the grass.
    Love Does Not Disappear
    From Braver/Wiser
    In my small-town congregation, our beloved dead seem to linger with us for a little while.
  • An older woman sits at a table, gazing at a framed photo of a man, suggesting that she is his widow
    Prayer of Remembrance
    From WorshipWeb
    Holy One, on this day of remembrance we say aloud their names again: the names of those who died this year. Died — the word is jarring. So jarring that...
  • A grandmother and granddaughter talk while holding a photo album.
    Immortality
    From WorshipWeb
    We remember the joys our departed gave us which opened us up to the life shared which is now ours to steward.
  • In front of stone walls, two round trays hold an array of slim, lit candles
    United by Story and Bound by Love
    From WorshipWeb
    Gather we now into this space, this time when the Wheel turns and the Veil shatters. Gather we now to remember, to grieve, to prophesy, to complete our...
  • A close-up of framed photographs. In the foreground, a blurry color photo of two people. In the background, vintage-looking black-and-white photos of couples.
    This Sacred Thread
    From WorshipWeb
    They once dwelled among us, the people of memory. They who knew us, they who taught us, They who hurt us, they who loved us....
  • the end of a coffin extends from a hearse, with the feet of a mourner and priest nearby
    Never Fully Extinguished
    From WorshipWeb
    In this hour of holy stillness we gather to honor the life and the person we love. In this hour of Holy Stillness we remind ourselves that the flames of...
  • A rose resting on a wooden casket, more flowers visible in the background
    Chalice Lighting for a Memorial Service
    From WorshipWeb
    We light this flame As our fervent plea to brighten the dark corners of our hearts; We hold this flame For in it is the promise of warmth for souls grow...
  • Upper skeleton from line engraving of walking skeleton from Andrew Bell's Anatomia Britannica (1770s-1780s)
    Moving Meditation for Día de los Muertos
    From WorshipWeb
    As we begin to settle to a deeper more inward place; to be fully present right now in this place made for head and heart together; we might begin to fee...
  • An altar filled with candles, photos, and flowers
    Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
    Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) is a festive celebration in memory of those who have died.