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Día De Los Muertos

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

BY: KEVIN GARCIA
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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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Three types of flowers that are used in the celebration of Dia de Los muertos are
The Cempasúchil, the nube (cloud), and the terciopelo. This flowers grow a lot in the main region of Mexico, since the time of prehispanic. These types of flowers have been put in offerings for a lot of generations of Mexican families.

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The Catholic world
Day of the dead is celebrated throughout Mexico and the Catholic world. Italy, Spain, South America and the Philippines all celebrate All souls and All saints day on November 1st and 2nd. Special masses and cleaning of the cemetery tombs are part of the traditional activities. It's only in Central and Southern Mexico where the colorful parties take place in the cemeteries and elaborate altars that are built in homes to honor specific family members who have passed on.

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Kevin Garcia