tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823823314693496594.post7289908290140082935..comments2023-10-19T10:34:07.794-04:00Comments on The Wild and Wonderful World of Gingerssnaps: Dia De Los Muertosgingerssnapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12754274779403650715noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823823314693496594.post-16027457658668458082015-02-22T05:17:42.550-05:002015-02-22T05:17:42.550-05:00Rey Pratt (look him up on Wikipedia, if you like) ...Rey Pratt (look him up on Wikipedia, if you like) is my great-grandfather, and so my father's side of the family has some roots in Mexico, despite us being Danish/British Isles white American as we can be. His second to youngest son is my grandfather, and some time after he died in 1990, and my grandmother about 10 years later, I came to look at this holiday with some comfort, finally deciding to buy a few premade sugar skulls while shopping at my favorite Mexican grocery in Pasco. I'd learned about the holiday from my Spanish and Latin American studies, but it took some immersion first.<br /><br />Pasco has a very strong Hispanic population, particularly on its east side, which spills over to the southeast side of Kennewick, where I live. I couldn't help but connect to this side of home, for me. It's a family legacy I can't ignore.jaklumenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345447676400281082noreply@blogger.com