So far I've talked about the foods that are associated with El Día de los Muertos. There are a few drinks that are apart of this Mexican tradition. First of all, water is very important to each altar that families make for the deceased loved one. The water is set out onto the altar because the traveling soul has crossed a long distance to make it back to Earth and is very thirsty. The living, however, drink tequila to celebrate this holiday as well as another drink called "atole" (http://www.azcentral.com/). Atole is "an ancient drink made from corn meal and water and flavored with various fruits" (http://www.azcentral.com/).
We've read two poems written the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Oda a la alcachofa and Oda al vino take food and drink and personify them. Which is something I've always enjoyed finding in the poems I read. To me, that shows a lot a creativity on the writer's part. For example, taking an artichoke and comparing it to a warrior because of the tough exterior and soft interior. Or refering to a wine's color or texture as "smooth like a golden sword". I never would have been those connections when looking at these types of things. I like his writing style as well. It flows nicely.
I was planning on sending out a mass e-mail to my group members to confirm that we are still meeting this Sunday evening as originally planned to bake our Pan de Muerto early. Sunday seems to be the only time we can meet because all of our school and works schedules are very different. We decided it would be best to meet Sunday and bake the Pan de Muerto a week early so that we know we have our project done in time for the Monday due date the following week. I was also going to suggest that we assign each group member certain materials and ingredients to bring to our meeting place (whereever it is) so that each person has a fair share in the preparation.
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