Day of the Dead, Cohetes, and the Dogs

Day of the Dead is not on Halloween; it’s on November 1 (children) and 2 (adults). People create shrines and celebrate those who have passed. They offer food and drink for their journey to and from our world. People visit with the dead, sometimes in cemeteries, which are beautifully decorated. Sometimes a little tequila is hidden in the display; I think that is for the living, though.

And then there are the cohetes (fire works). I live near downtown, and they sound like they are right outside my gate when they explode from early in the morning till late at night. The dogs and I hate them, and it’s not just the two days. It’s the week  before and much of November. The month is full of Mexican holidays:

All these holidays call for cohetes morning, evening, and night. Ugh!