I Had An Otherworldly Photographic Experience At Terlingua’s Day Of The Dead Celebrations
Terlingua is an obscure little ghost town out in West Texas, the glory and riches from back in the day when it was a Cinnabar mining town long gone and faded. Today, it is a pocket-sized magnet for creatives, artists, eccentrics and some retirees. But, Day of the Dead celebrations bring this small, tight knit community to the local cemetery in full swing. This day is not one of mourning, in fact far from it. It is a day of paying respect, sharing and feeding each other. Children are introduced to family members who have departed and each of the four hundred graves in the cemetery are lit with candles late into the night. The rugged Texas desert and the bright starlit sky provide quite the backdrop. Uncanny costumes, painted faces and body art are integral to this day, along with music, a campfire, food and beverages. But above all is a purposeful sense of reflection and remembrance for those that have left and their spiritual journey after life.
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