Ancestor Veneration Quotes

I've been celebrating the Day of the Dead since I was 6 years old because my grandfather passed away back then. The Day of the Dead was just a wonderful and joyful celebration where I can be with him and connect with him again.

Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after they're dead.

Wheresoever thou findest a high mountain or a lofty hill and a green tree, know that an idol is there!

I'm a Puerto Rican woman whose family has roots in Regla de Ocha, also known as Santeria.

In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.

I've found a more personal, pagan kind of religion to satisfy the spiritual side of things.

Everybody has their own way of remembering and every culture has their traditions. When you compare the similarities and differences to other cultures, you start to learn about them and appreciate them. Whether it's the Japanese or the Africans, they all have ways of conjuring spirits and the support of those who have gone before them.

I have always loved the Day of the Dead - a chance to celebrate death rather than to treat it like that awful scene in the cemetery.