The Cavendish Connects website now includes much of what was included on this blog as well as a calendar of Cavendish events. The new blog, “The Dish,” includes the Cavendish Update as well as on-going information.
Information can also be posted on the Cavendish VT Facebook Page
Information can also be posted on the Cavendish VT Facebook Page
The Cavendish Update for 10/18/13 Contains
the Following
1. Cavendish Related
News
2. Cavendish Dia de la Muertos (Day of the Dead) Workshop
3. Events
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Cavendish Game Birds Bouncing Back: After a massive fire that killed an estimated 21,000
quail at a southeastern Vermont farm in March, the business is now back in
operation, and occupying a new barn that replaced the one lost to the flames.
Cavendish Game Birds of Vermont, located in Springfield, is a leading supplier
of specialty meat and eggs to restaurants and markets across the country. Bill
Thompson of Cavendish, is one of the two brothers that owns the farm. NECN
New Law Help Websitefor Vermonters: Vermont Legal Aid
and Law Line of Vermont have just launched a redesigned, easy-to-use website,
Vermont Law Help, vtlawhelp.org that provides up-to-date guidance on health
care access, health insurance issues, and other civil legal issues. One of the
goals of Vermont Law Help is to inform and empower Vermonters to help
themselves, find resources they can use, and know where legal services are
available. Guided interviews show visitors how to complete common court
documents, and form letters help them address specific problems. Press Release
Statewide
Drug Take Back Day: On Oct. 26
(Saturday), 57 locations across Vermont will be prepared to accept unused or
unwanted prescription medications. Pills should not be flushed or thrown away but
instead brought to a location for proper disposal. No identification or
questions are asked at these sites. The public is encouraged to inventory their
medicine cabinets or other locations where medicines are kept and properly
dispose of those that are not being used. The closest centers to Cavendish
include Ludlow Police Department and the Springfield Police Dept.
LPC-TV MembershipDrive is Underway: Become a member today and keep LPC-TV recording and making available
things like Cavendish Select Board and School board meetings. Few public access
channels also offer their shows on-line.
2. CAVENDISH DIA DE
LA MUERTOS WORKSHOP
An ancient Aztec celebration in memory of deceased
ancestors, Dia de la Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated on November 1 and
2. It is believed that on October 31, the gates of heaven are opened and the
spirits of all deceased children are allowed to be reunited with their families
for 24 hours. On November 2, the spirits of the adults come to enjoy the
festivities. While celebrated throughout Latin America, it is especially
popular in Mexico,
where it is a national holiday.
Though the subject matter may be considered morbid from the
perspective of some other cultures, Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead
joyfully. Even with its proximity to Halloween,
the traditional mood is much brighter with an emphasis on celebrating and
honoring the lives of the deceased, and celebrating the continuation of life.
The belief is not that death is the end, but rather the beginning of a new
stage in life.
The origins of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico
can be traced back to the indigenous peoples of the area, such as the Aztec, Maya, P'urhépecha, Nahua, and Totonac. Rituals celebrating the
lives of ancestors have been observed by these civilizations for at least the
last 3000 years.
Plans for the festival are made throughout the year,
including gathering the goods to be offered to the dead. During the period of October 31 and November 2, families usually clean and
decorate the graves. Most visit the cemeteries where their loved ones are
buried and decorate their graves with ofrendas,
or offerings, which often include orange marigold called Flor de Muerto, or zempoalxochitl,
Nahuatl
for "twenty-flower.” Toys are brought for dead children (los angelitos, or little angels), and
bottles of tequila, mezcal, pulque or atole for adults. Families will also
offer trinkets or the deceased's favorite candies on the grave. Ofrendas (altars) are also put in homes.
Customs very from town to town and by region and country. In
Brazil and El Salvador, on November 2, people go to church and visit cemeteries
where they clean their ancestors graves and leave flowers. On November 1 in
Guatemala the festival is a colorful
and lively celebration for which extravagant kites (barriletes gigantes) are
built and flown high above the cemeteries as a symbolic link between the living
and the dead.
The Cavendish Historical
Society, as part of its Hands on History and Honoring Our Heritage programs is
offering a free Dia de la Muertos workshop on November 2, 3-5 pm at the Parish
Hall of the Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Proctorsville. The workshop will
include making papal picado (paper cuts), the banners that decorate many homes
and streets; paper flowers; sugar skulls and more. For more information, please
call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
This evening Little Village Farm in Proctorsville is holding their “Raise
the Roof” party starting at 5 pm. FMI-
www.littlevillagefarm.com Saturday, Oct. 19 is the Job Fair at Okemo
Mountain 10-3 at the base lodge. Flu
shots will be administered on Oct. 23 (Wednesday) at the Black River Valley
Senior Center in Ludlow from 10-noon
To learn more about upcoming events in Cavendish and
surrounding towns go to:
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Events listed by month
To register an event: go to
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