Ha ha!! True enough. :) I think the blood and gore of the saints is perfectly appropriate. Because that blood and gore was their gift to God. "Greater love hath no man than this: that he give up his life for his friends."
We decorate with pumpkins, jack o lanterns, & fall stuff of course. We don't do skeletons or witches or anything like that..although I could see some purpose for the macabre if you were doing a "Last Judgment" theme or something.
Tonight we will put all our icons and statues on the home altar over a white cloth in preparation for All Saints. Maybe light some candles or something. Those will be out all day tomorrow. Then for All Souls Day we will clear the home altar again, put a black cloth down, and fill it with photos of our departed.
Tonight we will put all our icons and statues on the home altar over a white cloth in preparation for All Saints. Maybe light some candles or something. Those will be out all day tomorrow. Then for All Souls Day we will clear the home altar again, put a black cloth down, and fill it with photos of our departed.That's very good; more great ideas! I was out looking for an altar just yesterday.