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Events, Lifestyle, Spiritual

Celebrating El Día de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

by Jennifer Vasquez14 Comments on Celebrating El Día de los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Vamp Jenn at the Dia de los Muertos event at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Vamp Jenn at the Día de los Muertos event at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Since 2000, Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles has been home to the largest Día de los Muertos celebration outside of Mexico, and I attended for the first time this year. For 2022, the festivities centered on Mayahuel, the Aztec goddess of fertility and the agave plant. There were separate daytime and nighttime events happening, and I went to the latter, Noche de los Muertos. It was an evening filled with beautiful performances, rituals, altars, and so much more.

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Lifestyle, Travel

Destinations Surrounded by Paranormal Activity

by Jennifer Vasquez3 Comments on Destinations Surrounded by Paranormal Activity

Foggy Forest

There are many places around the world that carry mystery, possess secrets and completely puzzle humankind. Following is just a small selection of destinations with peculiar histories that I recently learned about and find interesting. Are these areas haunted by the past or are the stories that surround them simply figments of the imagination? You’ll have to judge for yourself. Continue reading “Destinations Surrounded by Paranormal Activity” →