Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Cultural Connections

We all know that Halloween has Celtic roots, but in a country as diverse as the United States, the holiday is taking on new traditions.  Universal Studios Hollywood is introducing "La Llorona" (The Wailer) as a character in their annual Halloween events.  La Llorona is "a folktale about a woman who drowned her children after she was abandoned by their father. Tormented by what she has done, the woman's spirit wanders the earth, crying out for her dead children."    What additions do you suggest for Halloween?

Here's a picture of La Llorona from a movie about her:


Picture link here.

No comments:

Post a Comment