It is a day of mourning but tinged with colors where scenes of sadness are interspersed with grimaces and smiles for the good memory of those who have left us. Inside All relics Many people, this Friday, kept alive the tradition of commemorating the dead at the foot of the graves in the cemeteries of the Community, which we saw once again dressed in flowers and life.
The large municipalities of the Community have strengthened public transport to and from the cemeterieswhile they organized a special operation of the Local Police and Civil Protection to regulate traffic at entrances and exits, in anticipation of the large influx of vehicles in urban centers on the occasion of the festive day, reports Ical.
Between the festive extended bridge and the custom of many to return to their places of origin on the occasion of November 1st to honor your ancestorsthere were also numerous trips on the Community’s roads.
In general, good weather and pleasant temperatures for these dates, despite some scattered rain and fog banks in the early hours of the morning, prevailed in this All Saints’ Day marked by disaster in which the mind inevitably traveled towards the recent losses that DANA” suddenly claimed other regions of the country. The Archbishop of Valladolid, Luis Arguelloused the celebration to remember families grieving the death of loved ones or not knowing their whereabouts.
“It is time to have special consideration for them,” he stressed before also referring to those who suffer from wars around the world. “In these moments of special astonishment at the immense pain and catastrophe that overwhelms us, a feeling of special unity arises within us. “Unity in fragility, unity in knowing that we are vulnerable,” he declared before reinforcing his message of solidarity with the request of Pope Francis to express support for those affected by ‘catastrophe’. “Monsignor Luis Argüello, dear brother, I want to express my closeness to the people of Valencia, may you send it to them from Valladolid”, sent the Pontiff to also president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, who was present yesterday with the mayor from Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero, at the El Carmen cemetery, in the capital of Pisuerga.
Thousands of citizens thus responded to the celebration that Pope Gregory IV established in 835 to honor the deceased and counteract pagan calendar festivals like Samhain, a tradition of Celtic origin which is at the origin of the current Halloween . Although All Saints’ Day is clearly more deeply ingrained in Spanish society, many children also woke up to candy after All Saints’ Day. ‘Charity please’ from the day before or those who were still taking to the streets dressed in their terrifying costumes.
