Today is All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallows' Day), and tomorrow is All Souls' Day. All Saints' Day commemorates all of the saints of the church who have attained heaven (does this mean some did not?) and All Souls' Day is a day to remember all those who have passed away. These two days are celebrated in Mexico - and elsewhere by people of Mexican heritage - as the Day of the Dead, which is a really popular celebration here in Denver. What I want to know is, if I had gone to Catholic school, would I have gotten both of those days off? If so, cheated once again at a very young age.
I decided to head to Denver's Riverside Cemetery yesterday afternoon, which of course was Halloween, to take a few photographs for today's blog. Riverside was established in 1876, and is the resting place of many of Colorado's most famous pioneers. Yesterday was cold and overcast, perfect for cemetery photographs. The photo above shows the Old Stone House in the background. It was once used as a holding tomb for the cemetery, but has been boarded up since 1904. I wanted to take a closeup of it, but a group of people, with lots of kids, were holding a Halloween party there, their cars parked in front of it, and they never left, despite the cold. Who the hell does something like that? The photo on the right shows some of the crypts in the cemetery, one of which belongs to the Evans family, well known as early settlers of Colorado. John Evans founded Evanston, Illinois, as well as Northwestern University, was appointed territorial governor of Colorado by Abraham Lincoln, and also founded the University of Denver, my cherished alma mater, despite the fact that they laid me off after 28 years as the Finance Manager of the DU Bookstore. John Evans legacy is currently being questioned due to his actions during the Sand Creek massacre, a truly infamous event in the history of our country. Hopefully, they will not evict him from Riverside Cemetery. Where else could he possibly go?
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