I've got a strange little problem. It's November -- the month when Catholics break out the Book of the Dead. In this book, you write the names of loved ones so that people can pray for them. It's just a nice tradition.
And, being All Souls Day, a tradition I abide by.
So, I'm writing my names in, sticking with the deaths during my lifetime -- my great-grandma and a few classmates. As I'm writing my great grandma's name, I think, "that's odd, she has the same name as my grandma." But she doesn't. My great-grandma was Leona, my gram is Catherine.
I wrote my living grandmother's name in The Book of the Dead.
Yikes!
Now I'm frantically knocking on wood.
Posted by Julie Young at November 2, 2003 11:20 PMThat sounds incredibly spooky.
Book of the Dead? I am not Catholic. Could you delineate further?
A Book of the Dead was mentioned in The Mummy, but I am guessing that this book has no correlation with that or *ah* Brendan Fraser.
Posted by: Amanda at November 3, 2003 05:53 PMI'm "catholic" as well and can't remember a thing about a "Book of the Dead". Whatcha' talkin' 'bout Julie?
Posted by: Ed at November 3, 2003 08:38 PMDon't despair, Julie. You also had a great-gram named Catherine, same as your gram...the only difference was the middle initial until your gram married your gramps
Posted by: Mom at November 6, 2003 01:41 PM