{"id":64,"date":"2016-10-15T23:10:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T23:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.annmajor.com\/blog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2021-12-02T17:44:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T17:44:17","slug":"the-accidental-bridegroom-romance-inspiration-from-the-day-of-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annmajor.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/15\/the-accidental-bridegroom-romance-inspiration-from-the-day-of-the-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"The Accidental Bridegroom: Romance inspiration from the Day of the Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Halloween, I decided to republish The Accidental Bridegroom<\/em><\/a>\u00a0as an ebook because of it’s paranormal elements tying it to the mystical Day of the Dead celebration.<\/p>\n

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The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos<\/em>) is a Mexican holiday occurring around Halloween.\u00a0 Those who celebrate this holiday pray for their departed loved ones, give them gifts, and create altars helping them along their spiritual journey. We in South Texas celebrate The Day of the Dead along with the sugar-high Halloween.<\/p>\n

I was inspired to write\u00a0The Accidental Bridegroom<\/em><\/a>\u00a0after traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico and celebrating the Day of the Dead with friends.\u00a0 Those celebrating this mystical holiday make sugar skulls and decorate them with vibrant colors. They build beautiful shrines for the dead and festoon them with marigolds; these vibrant flowers are also used to decorate their homes, businesses, streets, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n

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This holiday of remembrance dates back to the Aztecs. A beautiful woman,\u00a0Mictecacihuatl, was Queen of Mictlan, the underworld and fabled land of the dead.\u00a0 She watched over the bones of the departed and presided over ancient festivals of the dead. During modern times,\u00a0she is known as the Lady of the Dead. Despite her role, she had a tragic life;\u00a0it is believed that after she was born, she was sacrificed as an infant.\u00a0 Images of Mictecacihuatl show a fashionable woman with a defleshed body and with her jaw agape.<\/p>\n

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To others, this holiday and its celebration may sound gruesome, but on our trip to Oaxaca,\u00a0we went to a cemetery and celebrated with friends at the graves of their loved ones. We chatted and drank, left gifts for the spirits to enjoy,\u00a0and listened to tranquil symphonic music and mariachis play. \u00a0We had an exceedingly merry time celebrating those who have come before. This joy and celebration is evident in\u00a0The Accidental Bridegroom<\/em><\/a>\u00a0as the characters find their true love during this unique holiday season.<\/p>\n

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This Halloween, I decided to republish The Accidental Bridegroom\u00a0as an ebook because of it’s paranormal elements tying it to the mystical Day of the Dead celebration. The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday occurring around Halloween.\u00a0 Those who celebrate this holiday pray for their departed loved ones, give them … <\/p>\n

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