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"The Day of the dead"(Día de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated on November 2nd, Dia de los muertos is most strongly associated with Mexico, where the tradition was originated.
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Dia de los muertos honors the dead with festivals and celebrations.
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Dia de Los muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drinks, parties and activities the dead enjoyed in life. The dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones.
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The most familiar symbol of Dia de Los muertos are the calacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls), which appear everywhere during the Holiday as candied sweets, as parade masks and as dolls.
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In order to celebrate, the families make altars and place ofrendas (offerings) of food like the pan de muertos which is baked in shapes of skulls and figures, they also have candles, incense and most importantly a photo of the deceased soul on the altar.
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