Oklahoma State (30-25) started freshman Noah Wech, who struck out five in six innings while only allowing five hits. Ryan Ure (2-5) took the loss.
A catrina sculpture in the likeness of Mexican revolutionary Hero Pancho Villa stands at the Zocalo, Mexico City´s main square, during celebrations ahead of the Day of the Dead on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)A catrina sculpture in the likeness of Mexican revolutionary Hero Pancho Villa stands at the Zocalo, Mexico City´s main square, during celebrations ahead of the Day of the Dead on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Arenazas says the flowers smell like the “sweet, fresh, honest work” of the farmers like her who dedicate unending days caring for the flowers. They also smell of “Mexican pride,” she said.On the traditional altars honoring the dead, food is a symbol of Mother Earth. Even the sweetest bread, flavored with orange blossom, has grizzly origins. According to researchers at the Mexican School of Gastronomy, the dough was prepared by mixing honey and human blood as an offering to the gods.Other historians believe that Spanish colonizers, frightened by human sacrifices in Mexico, created a bread, dipped in sugar and painted it red, to symbolize a heart.
Visitors with faces painted as catrinas pose for photos at Mexico City´s main square the Zocalo, ahead of the Day of the Dead celebrations, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Visitors with faces painted as catrinas pose for photos at Mexico City´s main square the Zocalo, ahead of the Day of the Dead celebrations, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Today there is a special place on altars for the dead person’s favorite food and drink. “The offering loses flavor,” explained Ramírez, “because the dead actually come back; what they eat is the essence.”
Ramírez explained the communion between the living and the dead recalling an anecdote that marked him when he was a child. When his uncle died, the family placed his body on the dining table until the coffin arrived. Then they all sat down to eat there.that Genelis died Saturday after dealing with health problems for some time.
De La Cruz declined to speak with the media. The Reds also declined to offer any details on the situation, citing De La Cruz’s wishes.“We care so much about playing a game and winning, but in a hurry you’re reminded of what’s really important,” Francona said. “So I think everybody kind of kept their head on a swivel with him today, just trying to take care of him.”
De La Cruz singled in the first and flied out in the fourth. He connected for his 12th homer in the sixth and walked and scored on Tyler Stephenson’s sacrifice fly in the ninth.was a towering drive down the line in right. The estimated distance was 423 feet with an exit velocity of 117.4 mph.