The Day Of The Dead
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THE DAY OF THE DEAD, MEXICO
BY COOPER STONE
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Almost 3,000 years ago,
the Aztecs created a
celebration to honor
the dead. At first The Day
Of The Dead was in summer, but it was changed to November to be with all saints day and All Souls Day.
the Aztecs created a
celebration to honor
the dead. At first The Day
Of The Dead was in summer, but it was changed to November to be with all saints day and All Souls Day.
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Common foods are pandemurtos, sugar skulls, tamales, and a type of hot chocolate.
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You might see people wearing makeup to look like a skull. They also wear a lot of colored cloths, different colors mean different things.
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Common symbols are skulls, marigolds
, and monarch butterflies.
, and monarch butterflies.
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A common dance is the ballet folklorico Nuevo antequera.
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They believed that the dead were there with them, the Day Of The Dead is not a holiday about the dead, but a holiday about the living.
FUN FACTS
- November first is celebrated for the deceased children
- November second is celebrated for the deceased adults
- The Day Of The Dead is actually a celebrations of the living and the dead
