>>>
>>> OKAY,
>>> OKAY, IT IS 6:22 AND WE WERE -- WE ARE BACK WITH ANOTHER TGI
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. >>
TEXAS. >> A POPULAR TRADITION
CELEBRATED BY FAMILIES HERE IN
NORTH TEXAS.
NORTH TEXAS. >> IT WAS SOMETHING I DIDN'T
KNOW A LO+@T ABOUT, BUT I'VE
LEARNED A LOT.
WE HAVE ALL LOST LOVED ONES AND
ON TGI TAXES, I WANTED+@ TO LEA
-- TGI TEXAS, I WANTED TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT DAY OF THE DEAD
>> A MAGICAL MOVIE INSPIRED BY
THE DAY OF THE DEAD.
+@
THE DAY OF THE DEAD. +@WHAT YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT TH
MEXICAN HOLIDAY?
MEXICAN HOLIDAY? DOUBLE 07 CAUGHT THE PARADE IN
MEXICO CITY.
MEXICO CITY. +@
MEXICO CITY. +@CANDY SKULLS AND CELEBRATIONS
WE HAVE EVEN SEEN IN NORTH TEXAS
. I WANTED TO LEARN MORE AND I
SAT +@DO+@WN WITH THE WALTERS
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. IT IS A SPANISH HALLOWEEN. TELL
+@
+@ ME
+@ ME WHAT IT IS.
>> YOU HAVE AN ALTAR AND YOU
HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THAT
PERSON AND THAT IN +@ITSELF IS
WHAT MAKES DMA DE MUERTOS SO
SPECIAL . MY FATHER PASSED SIX
YEARS AGO AND +@I REALIZED HOW
IMPORTANT IT WAS TO SHARE THAT
PART +@OF ME WITH MY CHILDREN.
>> WHEN I SEE HIS ALTAR AND HIS
PICTURE AND I SEE HIS KIND SMILE
, I THINK HE IS PROBABLY REALLY
KIND, I WONDER HOW HE W+@OULD
TREAT US.
TREAT US.
TREAT US. >> Report+@er: YOU WOULD THINK
WOULD BE DEPRESSING, BUT IT'S
NOT, IS IT?
>> IT'S NOT. YOU C+@ELEBRATE
SOMEONE YOU LOVE.
>> Reporter: LET'S TAL+@K ABOUT
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUGAR
SKULLS AND THE PAINTINGS AND
THE ARTWORK THAT GOES INTO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> THE MEANING IS TO CELEBRATE
SOMEO+@NE WHO HAS GONE. I LIKE
THE MEETING BECAUS+@E YOU
DECORATE THEM IN BRIGHT COLORS.
SOME ARE SMILING AND SOME ARE
CRYING AND SOME ARE SILLY.
>> Reporter: WHO WOULD YOU
CELEBRATE?
CELEBRATE? I WOULD DO+@ ONE FOR MY DAD AND
MY BROT+@HER WHO WAS A BIG
PERSONALITY AND LEFT PEOPLE AND
NEVER MET A STRANGER.
I WOULD DO ONE IN BRIGHT COLORS.
>> Reporter: COLORS TO REMIND US
.
.
. >>
. >> IT'S
. >> IT'S A DAY OF LOVING FAMILY
AND TRADITION. THAT'S WHAT IT
IS.
IS.
IS. >>>
IS. >>> IT IS A TWO+@ DAY HOLIDAY A
WELL. ALL SAINTS DAY TO HONOR
THE CHIL+@DREN WHO HAVE DIED AN
ALL SOULS DAY TO REMEMBER THE
ADULTS WHO HAVE PASSED.>>> WE
DO AGREE AND GIVE UP A LOT OF
POWER TO THAT DAY AND MAYBE WE
NEED TO TAKE SOMETHING FROM
THAT AND CELEBRATE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, HOW
OFTEN DO WE DO THAT AND A LOT
OF US DON'T. W+@E'VE BEEN GETTI
TWEETS ABOUT CELEBRATING A
LOVED ONE WHO HAS PASSED. THIS
ONE FROM CHRISTINE AND YOU ARE
LOOKING AT ONE OF THE ALTARS
AND WE JUST TOLD THE STORY. I
REMEMBER MY PARENTS,
GRANDPARENTS, UNCLES AND
COUSINS WHO HAVE PASSED OVER.
IT BRINGS A NEW MEANING.
>> IT DOES. I DIDN'T KNOW A
LOT, BUT NOW I DO.
>> YOUR DAUGHTER KNEW SOMETHING
ABOUT IT BECAUSE SHE HAS SEEN
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