Day of The Dead – We Remember Il MortiNovember 2, 2009 at 11:03
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Italy, All Saints Eve or Day of the Dead is day of remembrance
and honoring the dead. There is some slight confusion or
mingling of the two days – November 1st celebrates the saints
and November 2nd is to actually honor the dead. I figured today
I would explain to those not familiar with some of the Italian
traditions about cemeteries in Italy. Land is at a premium in
Italy – available land is needed for farms and housing. Each
town though has a walled cemetery usually set outside the main
part of town. Inside the walls of the cemetery are considered
consecrated land having been blessed by the priest. There is
usually an area where smaller met