Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures, that focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.
People go to cemeteries to be with the souls of the departed and build private altars containing the favorite foods and beverages, as well as photos and memorabilia, of the departed. They believe that the souls will hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them. Dia de los Muertos is also seen as a day that brings good luck to its participants.
Evidently Disney wants to own it.
Trademarks can be useful legal tools when creating a company or marketing a product. The Walt Disney Corporation filed several applications to trademark the Mexican holiday, which is the subject of one of their upcoming films. After a massive amount of criticism, Disney backed off. But God isn’t backing off.
The day of the dead is owned by God!
God created life, and God saves lives. He will raise the dead in the same way that He raised Jesus. The resurrection of the dead will not be a spooky cultural event, but a day unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:52)
After the crucifixion, the discouraged followers of Jesus came to visit His grave. They were surprised to find it empty. An angel then asked them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” A few moments later they came face to face with Jesus.
One day we will not only see Jesus face to face, but we will also see anyone and everyone who has loved Jesus and has died.
“And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them…” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
If you want to hang out at the grave of someone who loved Jesus, that’s okay but their soul isn’t there, they’re with the Lord. There’s no need to pray for them either, they’re with the God we pray to. And while we may be saddened by the loss of someone close to us and miss them, we can be recharged with the hope of the fact that we will soon see them again.
Also, while your at the cemetery if by chance you hear the loudest shout you’ve ever heard, watch out because there will be bodies flying up all over the place! Now that’s something Disney should make a movie about!
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