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	Day of the Dead

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10-28-2007 9:32 AM

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People have called the Greenlawn Cemetery expressing concerns over its "Day of the Dead" celebration, which was held Saturday afternoon.Opponents say it's disrespectful to the deceased, some calling it "voodoo."</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyeoutforyou.com/news/local/10841401.html"><DIV>   A priest tells Eyewitness News the tradition is a way to honor the dead- not disrespect them. And for families participating, it's a way to interact with those who have passed.  It's a cultural observance both hope will change the way people remember their loved ones who have passed.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyeoutforyou.com/news/local/10841401.html"><DIV>     El Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead celebration, started with a prayer.  For Father Ralph, the Day of the Dead offers families the opportunity to take time to remember the deceased.     </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.eyeoutforyou.com/news/local/10841401.html">   Greenlawn says they hope the community will accept the celebration and at this point, they plan to hold the event again next year.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/58314D31-9B11-43C6-B678-9B03C58F090E/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>