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The campasuchiles "light the way to Heaven and God." Apt insight into the Catholic view of one of the many pre-christian celebrations the church has, um, "blended" with Catholic beliefs.

Thank you for recognizing view of the roots of the ceremony, "to guide the spirits of the dead back home." The NYT video referenced is beautiful, heartfelt, and well worth watching (https://nyti.ms/3NMT3R4).

Somehow, I much prefer the insight provided by the person interviewed there: "Our grandparents would tell us it was necessary for the Days of the Dead to place them on their altars. To make a path of flowers to guide the soul home. The soul of the dead, of the family member. Where do we come from? From the people who have passed. The tradition is based on that. You don't disappear. You still belong to something. Who were you? Where did you come from? If I forget where I'm from, who am I?

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