All Souls' Day
The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
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Web Site Links
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All About the Feast of All Souls : All Souls Day History,
Information, Prayers, Resources, Traditions & More
http://www.churchyear.net/allsouls.html
This site provides an overview to the history and customs
associated with the observance of All Souls Day. Links are
also present in the site directing users to resources for
additional information and explanation.
All Souls Day
http://www.fisheaters.com/customstimeafterpentecost12ac.html
This site covers various customs around the world associated
with All Souls Day. Readings regarding this feast day are
also included on this site.
All Souls Day
http://all-souls-day.123holiday.net/
An explanation about the origin and meaning of All Souls Day is
given on this site. The different customs around the
world regarding the observance of this feast day are also
detailed here.
Day of the Dead = Día de los Muertos
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.html
MexConnect magazine provides this site of Day of the Dead.
Links, articles, pictures of the festival.
Day of the Dead Cultural Articles
http://inside-mexico.com/dayofthedeadarticles.htm
Listing of article about Day of the Dead. Articles,
links, as well as crafts, lesson plans and activities for
classrooms.
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) : History
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/history/
History, culture and customs of the Day of the Dead, provided by
azcentral.com, an Arizona news and culture source.
Los Dias de los Muertos/The Days of the Dead in Mexico
http://www.art.unt.edu/ntieva/news/vol_7/issue3/96falp10.htm
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.
Journal article from 1996, with sections on historical and
cultural background, preparations, traditional practices, and
suggested activities for students.
History of All Souls Day
http://www.theholidayspot.com/all_souls_day/history.htm
The origin, development over the years, and practices related to
All Souls Day are covered on this site. Links are provided
to customs, crafts, recipes, and quotes regarding this feast
day.
Jose Guadalupe Posada : His Life and Times
http://www.carnaval.com/dead/posada.htm
Biography and pictures of Posada's work. Posada produced
popular images of the Day of the Dead, and made satirical
sketches of contemporary figures with calaveras. He made
popular the La Catrina, an elegant lady calavera who became one
of the symbols of the holiday.
Myth*ing links' : Mexico's Dia de los Muertos : Novembef
first and second
http://www.mythinglinks.org/DayOfDead.html
Collection of links about Day of the Dead, updated
regularly.
Olvera Street : Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
http://www.olvera-street.com/html/dia_de_los_muertos.html
Olvera Street, Los Angeles, sit for the holiday. Complete
site with bibliography, pictures, and links.
What do Mexicans celebrate on the "Day of the Dead?" / Ricardo J. Salvidor
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/muertos.html
Description of the holiday with brief history.
Online
Databases
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Britannica Online
Use Britannica Online to search an Internet
directory that includes more than 130,000 links to Web sites selected,
rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains the full text to Gale Reference print volumes. Type
"All Souls Day" in Basic Search to retrieve citations and links to
articles regarding this search term.
ProQuest
An extensive periodicals and newspaper database covering social
issues, business, science, current events and more. In
Advanced Search, use "All Souls Day" and "Holiday" as search terms.
Books
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The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Reference Books (2nd floor)
Non-circulating:
Holiday symbols and customs
Call number: Ref GT3930.T48 2003
The Mexican day of the dead : an anthology
Call number: Ref GT4995.A4M49 1994
The skeleton at the feast : the Day of the Dead in Mexico
Call number : Ref GT4995.A4C37 1992
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
All Souls' Day
Mexico--Religious life and customs
WebCat
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Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo
College Library.
Media
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The following media can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library,
to be viewed in the Library.
Food for the ancestors
Call number: Video 000552
Explores the Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead and teaches
the significance of 500-year-old traditions in the state of
Puebla. We learn of the Cholula ruins, see fields of "the flower
of 400 petals," and learn of medicinal herbs in a bustling
marketplace. Focuses on folk arts related to the celebration,
such as weaving, pottery, dance, and preparation of special
foods including Sugar Skull candies, pulque, Bread of the Dead,
and Mole Poblano.
La Ofrenda : the Days of the Dead
Call number: Video 000988
Presents a non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals
observed in the Mexican culture, in both Mexico and the U.S., to
celebrate the Days of the Dead (Nov. 1 & 2).
Articles
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The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our
online databases. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The sample searches
and articles below are from the
ProQuest database. If you are viewing this
subject guide from an on-campus computer, simply click on the
links below. To gain access if you are at home or off-campus,
first click here:
https://rioweb.rh.cc.ca.us/library/. Input your student
number [SSN] and password [your birthdate]. You will see a list
of all the online databases to which you have access. Click on ProQuest and enter the database. You may conduct your own
searches at this point or come back to this subject guide and
click on any of the links below:
Researched and evaluated by:
C. Oldham, Librarian 10/2006
last update: D. Banton, Librarian 11/2007
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