Feliz día de los muertos dos mil diecinueve amigos.
In Paris, things were going good. We see Chloe Bourgeois walking with a tired expression on her face.
Marinette (she and Adrien are walking near her): You alright, Chloe?
Chloe: I'm fine.
Ever since Lila Rossi showed up in their school, she and Marinette had buried the hatchet and became friends.
Adrien: Chloe, it's obvious you're not fine. You look like you haven't slept.
Chloe (sighs): Ok. You got me. Last night, I had a bad dream where I willingly got Akumatized and joined Hawk Moth's side.
Marinette: Now that's a nightmare!
Adrien: Chloe, I know you would never help out Hawk Moth willingly.
Chloe: Of course not! The idea of that is utterly ridiculous! I might be bummed about not being Queen Bee as much as I'd like to, but I would never become a bad guy of my own free will. Not without becoming my old snobbish self again! Plus, even I did, it would mean that Team Loud Phoenix Storm and those other heroes would either kill me or throw me in one of their prisons.
Marinette: That's true. But enough about that. We're almost at school.
Adrien: That means we have to endure another day of Lila the Liar.
Chloe: (rolls her eyes) Relax. The other classmates are still your friends, even if they're being lied to. Just stay by me at all times and you'll be fine.
Hawk Moth is gonna get what's coming to him in the future and that is a one way ticket to jail.
In Alaska, Me and most of us were riding on our Rapidash and enjoying the awesome scenery of the beautiful Alaskan scenery. It was a beautiful area.
Me: (Inhale) Ahh. What a beautiful day.
Nico: Boy you said it.
Laney: It's so beautiful here in this part of Alaska.
May: No kidding.
We were over in the beautiful wooded area of Denali National Park in Alaska and it was beautiful.
Lana: I love Alaska.
Lola: (Older Voice) Me too. It's so beautiful.
Winston: I'll say Lols.
Lola was still in her Super Angel 20,000 Inferno Flame Princess form. We discovered that because of her powers, Lola is now stuck as a 17-Year-Old girl. She is okay with this. But when she turns 17 for real she'll be stuck like that forever.
Me: I think it's cool that you look like a teen now Lola.
Lola: It sure does. It's awkward. But it's cool.
Nico: True.
Laney: Look up there!
We saw the three legendary bird pokemon: Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres.
Kevin Levin: Are those an Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres?
Gwen Tennyson: They are. But their Mana's different somehow.
Me: They must be gene-slammer Pokemon.
They saw us and landed by us.
Articuno: Are you the famous Team Loud Phoenix Storm?
Me: We sure are.
Articuno: It's an honor. I'm Julie Tancheno.
Zapdos: I'm Jessica Namiko.
Kayla: And I'm Kayla Schmidt.
Me: Pleasure to meet you.
Nico: How did this happen to you girls?
Articuno: We were gene-slammed with the DNA of Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres.
Zapdos: We used to be top dog scientists that used to work for Team Rocket. Giovanni gave us a substantial amount of money for developing powerful elemental blasters. But we double-crossed Team Rocket. We made the weapons only for the benefit of humanity to destroy people like Team Rocket.
Me: So you were spies in a sense.
Moltres: Yes. We were. But Giovanni found out about us and he told his scientists to destroy us by robbing us of our humanity. He turned us into the 3 Legendary Bird Pokemon. But what he didn't count on was that we were given incredible power as a result.
Me: Well you be happy to know that we killed all of Team Rocket.
Nico: Yeah. They got what was coming to them.
Me: Yep. They are all dead and burning in Hell. We can give you back your humanity and give you the power to transform at will and even sprout the wings of the Legendary Birds. And even utilize their powers.
Articuno: You would do that for us?
Me: Sure. You did nothing to deserve this. Giovanni did and he paid the Ultimate Price for his crimes.
Laney: He sure did. So many have suffered because of him.
Lincoln: Yeah.
Zapdos: Thanks you all so much.
Me: But just so you know, this is gonna hurt real bad.
Articuno: Okay. We're ready.
Me: Okay. Boys you better cover your eyes.
Nico and Lincoln did so.
Me: Here we go.
I snapped my fingers and covered my eyes and the girls were in excruciating pain. Julie regained her blue hair, blue eyes and fair skin and she also had Articuno's wings. Jessica had her Blonde Hair and yellow eyes back and she had Zapdos's wings and Kayla had her red hair and red eyes back and she had Moltres's wings. They were really naked.
They got up.
Maria: Uh you girls are naked.
Julie (covers her boobs): This is embarrassing!
Kayla: Has anyone seen our glasses?
Jessica (smirks at me): C'mon, Nico. You can look! It'll probably be your only chance,
Nico: And get the living shit beaten out of me by the Anti-Pervert Patrol!? No way in hell.
Maria pulled out 3 robes and gave them to them.
Maria: We'll get you girls new clothes back at the estate.
Julie: Thanks Maria.
Me: Lets get you guys back home.
We went back home to the estate in Michigan.
In Leni's room, Maria, Teresa, Leni and Xerneas worked on the new clothes for Julie, Jessica and Kayla. Julie had a blue summer shirt on with a snowflake on it and she had a blue hair bow, blue snowflake earrings, blue glasses, blue lipstick, blue leggings, blue Icelandic fur snow boots and a sleeveless trench coat with ice and snow and Articuno flying in the snow clouds and the kanji for The Subzero Angel of Icy Justice on the back. 氷の正義の氷点下の天使
Jessica had a black summer shirt with yellow lightning on it and she had a yellow hair bow and lightning earrings, yellow glasses, black skirt with lightning on it, yellow leggings and black sneakers and she had a sleeveless trench coat with a raging thunderstorm on it and Zapdos was flying through the lightning and thunderclouds and she had the kanji for The Thunderstorm Angel of Electrified Virtue on the back. 電化された美徳の雷雨の天使
Kayla had a red summer shirt with fire on it, a red hair bow in her hair, fire earrings, red glasses, red lipstick, a red fire skirt, red leggings, red sandals and a sleeveless trench coat with fire on it and Moltres flying through the flames and she had the kanji for The Phoenix Angel of Fiery Burning Justice on the back. 燃えるような正義のフェニックスの天使
Julie: Whoa! We look awesome!
Jessica: These clothes look amazing!
Kayla: I like my clothes. They are so cool!
Julie: Thanks girls. It's so awesome!
Leni: You're totes welcome Julie.
Maria: What those scientists did to you all makes them dirtbags. I'm glad we killed all of Team Rocket.
Jessie, James and Meowth came in.
Jessie: Hey Julie, Jessica, Kayla. Its been a while.
Julie: Jessie, James and Meowth. It's great to see you.
Jessica: But aren't you still with Team Rocket?
Maria: No. Before we killed all of Team Rocket, they were canned and came to us. We recruited them into the Redemption Squad.
Kayla: That's good.
Jessie: I just want you three to know that we had no part in this gene slamming stuff.
James: Giovanni lied that it was top secret.
Meowth: Good thing they didn't get a sample of my DNA!
Teresa: It was a good thing.
Julie, Jessica and Kayla were members of the team now.
In the living room we were getting ready. It was a very special day for Ronnie Anne and her family.
Bobby: These decorations are hard to hang.
Me: I know. But this is an interesting day. (To the viewers) Oh. Hey there. Today is a special day for Ronnie Anne and her family. Today is November 2nd, 2019 and it marks a special day here in the U.S.A. and in Mexico. Today is Dias De Los Muertos, The Day of the Dead. It's a very important holiday over in Mexico. Think of it as Mexico's version of Halloween. It's where the people of Mexico gather to pay their respects to their family and honor their ancestors. A very important part of their tradition. From October 31st to today we celebrate it. We do all kinds of amazing stuff on this holiday. We dress up in awesome costumes that look like skeletons, we have all kinds of good food and we do really good dancing. So join the celebration with us.
The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico developed from ancient traditions among its pre-Columbian cultures. Rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors had been observed by these civilizations perhaps for as long as 2,500–3,000 years. The festival that developed into the modern Day of the Dead fell in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, about the beginning of August, and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the goddess known as the "Lady of the Dead", corresponding to the modern La Calavera Catrina.
By the late 20th century in most regions of Mexico, practices had developed to honor dead children and infants on November 1, and to honor deceased adults on November 2. November 1 is generally referred to as Día de los Inocentes ("Day of the Innocents") but also as Día de los Angelitos ("Day of the Little Angels"); November 2 is referred to as Día de los Muertos or Día de los Difuntos ("Day of the Dead").
In the 2015 James Bond film, Spectre, the opening sequence features a Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City. At the time, no such parade took place in Mexico City; one year later, due to the interest in the film and the government desire to promote the pre-Hispanic Mexican culture, the federal and local authorities decided to organize an actual "Día de Muertos" parade through Paseo de la Reforma and Centro Historico on October 29, 2016, which was attended by 250,000 people. This is an example of the pizza effect.
Beliefs
Frances Ann Day summarizes the three-day celebration, the Day of the Dead:
"On October 31, All Hallows Eve, the children make a children's altar to invite the angelitos (spirits of dead children) to come back for a visit. November 1 is All Saints Day, and the adult spirits will come to visit. November 2 is All Souls Day, when families go to the cemetery to decorate the graves and tombs of their relatives. The three-day fiesta is filled with marigolds, the flowers of the dead; muertos (the bread of the dead); sugar skulls; cardboard skeletons; tissue paper decorations; fruit and nuts; incense, and other traditional foods and decorations."
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. The intent is to encourage visits by the souls, so the souls will hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them. Celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember funny events and anecdotes about the departed.
Plans for the day are made throughout the year, including gathering the goods to be offered to the dead. During the three-day period families usually clean and decorate graves; most visit the cemeteries where their loved ones are buried and decorate their graves with ofrendas (altars), which often include orange Mexican marigolds (Tagetes erecta) called cempasúchil (originally named cempoaxochitl, Nāhuatl for "twenty flowers"). In modern Mexico the marigold is sometimes called Flor de Muerto (Flower of Dead). These flowers are thought to attract souls of the dead to the offerings. It is also believed the bright petals with a strong scent can guide the souls from cemeteries to their family homes.
Toys are brought for dead children (los angelitos, or "the little angels"), and bottles of tequila, mezcal or pulque or jars of atole for adults. Families will also offer trinkets or the deceased's favorite candies on the grave. Some families have ofrendas in homes, usually with foods such as candied pumpkin, pan de muerto ("bread of dead"), and sugar skulls; and beverages such as atole. The ofrendas are left out in the homes as a welcoming gesture for the deceased. Some people believe the spirits of the dead eat the "spiritual essence" of the ofrendas food, so though the celebrators eat the food after the festivities, they believe it lacks nutritional value. Pillows and blankets are left out so the deceased can rest after their long journey. In some parts of Mexico, such as the towns of Mixquic, Pátzcuaro and Janitzio, people spend all night beside the graves of their relatives. In many places, people have picnics at the grave site, as well.
Some families build altars or small shrines in their homes; these sometimes feature a Christian cross, statues or pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pictures of deceased relatives and other people, scores of candles, and an ofrenda. Traditionally, families spend some time around the altar, praying and telling anecdotes about the deceased. In some locations, celebrants wear shells on their clothing, so when they dance, the noise will wake up the dead; some will also dress up as the deceased .
Food
During Day of the Dead festivities, food is both eaten by living people and given to the spirits of their departed ancestors as ofrendas ("offerings"). Tamales are one of the most common dishes prepared for this day for both purposes.
Pan de muerto and calaveras are associated specifically with Day of the Dead. Pan de muerto is a type of sweet roll shaped like a bun, topped with sugar, and often decorated with bone-shaped phalanges pieces. Calaveras, or sugar skulls, display colorful designs to represent the vitality and individual personality of the departed.
In addition to food, drink is also important to the tradition of Day of the Dead. Historically, the main alcoholic drink was pulque while today families will commonly drink the favorite beverage of their deceased ancestors. Other drinks associated with the holiday are atole and champurrado, warm, thick, non-alcoholic masa drinks.
Jamaican iced tea is a popular herbal tea made of the flowers and leaves of the Jamaican hibiscus plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa), known as flor de Jamaica in Mexico. It is served cold and quite sweet with a lot of ice. The ruby-red beverage is called hibiscus tea in English-speaking countries and called agua de Jamaica (water of Hibiscus) in Spanish.
Calaveras
Those with a distinctive talent for writing sometimes create short poems, called calaveras literarias (skulls literature), mocking epitaphs of friends, describing interesting habits and attitudes or funny anecdotes. This custom originated in the 18th or 19th century after a newspaper published a poem narrating a dream of a cemetery in the future, "and all of us were dead", proceeding to read the tombstones. Newspapers dedicate calaveras to public figures, with cartoons of skeletons in the style of the famous calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican illustrator. Theatrical presentations of Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla (1817–1893) are also traditional on this day.
Modern representations of La Catrina
Posada created what might be his most famous print, he called the print La Calavera Catrina ("The Elegant Skull") as a parody of a Mexican upper-class female. Posada's intent with the image was to ridicule the others that would claim the culture of the Europeans over the culture of the indigenous people. The image was a skeleton with a big floppy hat decorated with 2 big feathers and multiple flowers on the top of the hat. Posada's striking image of a costumed female with a skeleton face has become associated with the Day of the Dead, and Catrina figures often are a prominent part of modern Day of the Dead observances.
A common symbol of the holiday is the skull (in Spanish calavera), which celebrants represent in masks, called calacas (colloquial term for skeleton), and foods such as sugar or chocolate skulls, which are inscribed with the name of the recipient on the forehead. Sugar skulls can be given as gifts to both the living and the dead. Other holiday foods include pan de muerto, a sweet egg bread made in various shapes from plain rounds to skulls, often decorated with white frosting to look like twisted bones.
Local traditions
The traditions and activities that take place in celebration of the Day of the Dead are not universal, often varying from town to town. For example, in the town of Pátzcuaro on the Lago de Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, the tradition is very different if the deceased is a child rather than an adult. On November 1 of the year after a child's death, the godparents set a table in the parents' home with sweets, fruits, pan de muerto, a cross, a rosary (used to ask the Virgin Mary to pray for them) and candles. This is meant to celebrate the child's life, in respect and appreciation for the parents. There is also dancing with colorful costumes, often with skull-shaped masks and devil masks in the plaza or garden of the town. At midnight on November 2, the people light candles and ride winged boats called mariposas (butterflies) to Janitzio, an island in the middle of the lake where there is a cemetery, to honor and celebrate the lives of the dead there.
In contrast, the town of Ocotepec, north of Cuernavaca in the State of Morelos, opens its doors to visitors in exchange for veladoras (small wax candles) to show respect for the recently deceased. In return the visitors receive tamales and atole. This is done only by the owners of the house where someone in the household has died in the previous year. Many people of the surrounding areas arrive early to eat for free and enjoy the elaborate altars set up to receive the visitors.
In some parts of the country (especially the cities, where in recent years other customs have been displaced) children in costumes roam the streets, knocking on people's doors for a calaverita, a small gift of candies or money; they also ask passersby for it. This relatively recent custom is similar to that of Halloween's trick-or-treating in the United States. Another peculiar tradition involving children is La Danza de los Viejitos (the dance of the old men) when boys and young men dressed like grandfathers crouch and jump in an energetic dance.
I went into the kitchen and we saw Rosa cooking a boatload of food. It was a massive amount. She made tamales, burritos, chalupas, pollo asada, carne asada and so much more.
Rosa: (Spanish Accent) Hola J.D.
Me: Hola Rosa. Feliz día de los muertos.
Rosa: Danada. You excited?
Me: I sure am. Bobby told me a lot about how you celebrate it.
Rosa: I'm sure he did.
Robo Knight: What is this "Day of the Dead"? Is it a different version of Halloween?
Me: No Robo Knight. It's a very important holiday down in Mexico. It's where everyone celebrates and honors their ancestors. They've been doing this for over 3,000 years.
Robo Knight: I see.
I went into the Living Room and found Maria sleeping on the couch. She was out like a light and snoring.
Me: (To the viewers) Maria has had a long day of work at the hospital. Being an Emergency Room nurse can be really tiring. You have to work around the clock practically until your bones get sore and you have to take care of a lot of people that are extremely sick and dying. You have to work all the way into the early morning hours and that can be really stressful. What happened to Maria that caused her to fall asleep for so long like this is she had to help work on a patient that had a golf club skewered into his head through his brain. My father freaked when he heard that. It took them 18 hours to remove the club that was impaled into him.
Nico: That's disgusting. How did that happen?
Me: Some dickhead was completely drunk like a loon and he got mad over nothing. We threw him in jail for 50 years for attempted 1st Degree Murder, assault & battery and felonious assault.
Nico: That freak has failed this city.
Me: You got that right. His blood alcohol level was 1.4.
Nico: That's insane.
Me: It was.
Manaphy, Poromon and Kirby were having an eating contest. They were gonna eat bean burritos.
Poromon: Kirby, I challenge you to an eating contest rematch!
Manaphy: Don't you mean WE challenge Kirby to an eating contest rematch?
Kirby: You are so on!
Maria: On your marks. Get set. Eat!
They ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate. Until it was Poromon that was victorious.
Maria: Poromon wins!
Kirby: Good job Poromon.
Poromon: Thanks Kirby. (LOUD BELCH!) Excuse me.
Rex Salazar and the Blue Beetle were having an arm wrestling contest.
Rex Salazar (to Blue Beetle): Arm Wrestling rematch?
Blue Beetle: Hope you're ready to lose again!
They got to arm wrestling and Rex Salazar won.
May: Rex Salazar wins!
Blue Beetle: Good job Rex.
Rex: Thanks Jaime.
Jack Skellington then appeared.
Me: Hey Jack.
Jack Skellington: You didn't think I would be left out of a Halloween Celebration, did you?
Me: It's actually a different holiday.
I revealed everything.
Jack: I see. That's a new one. But it can't hurt to celebrate it with my friends.
Me: Thanks Jack.
We got to celebrating.
Ronnie Anne: (To the viewers) This is a great holiday for us and everyone down in Mexico. Feliz día de los muertos dos mil diecinueve amigos.
Outside, Jack Spicer was watching us party from afar.
Spicer (smiles): Happy Day of the Dead, guys.
THE END
Another Fanfiction Complete and another holiday chapter done.
HAPPY DAY OF THE DEAD TO YOU ALL.
I got the idea for this one from the new episode of The Casagrande's that aired last month: Croaked. NicoChan11 gave me the ideas for this one. Thanks man. Let me know what you all think. I'm gonna take a break till Monday next week.
See you all next time.