I'd go with the black cross, too

black cross FTW!

cool

black cross

Does the RC church formally celebrate Dia de los Muertos? or incorporate its traditions?

like many Catholic holidays, it's ones that the Church assimilated replacing regional holidays

integrating Catholic theology into local customs, helps in converting non-Christians

yet, it sort of a beautiful custom

Gregory_K: No, it does not formally celebrate it. It is part of Mexican culture which incorporates the ancient pagan culture with

the beliefs of Catholicism. It is quite beautiful, although one must be careful.

I lived in Mexico for a semester and visited Oaxaca, spent the night in a cemetary celebrating the arrival of

Los Angelitos, observing the decoration and prep for the three day festival

was reading the wikipedia article. quite interesting.

niroze: I vote for #2. BTW...it doesn't do much to convert anyone anymore....