| Day of the Dead Ritual Dates Back 3000 Years Carlos Miller - The Republic | |
| go to original September 30, 2014 |
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A day at the Festival of Life and Death Traditions - Xcaret, EcoPark in the Riviera Maya (Xcaret)
More than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now central Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to mock death.
It was a ritual the indigenous people had been practicing at least 3,000 years. A ritual the Spaniards would try unsuccessfully to eradicate.
A ritual known today as Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Mexico and certain parts of the United States, including metro Phoenix.
Although the ritual has since been merged with Catholic theology, it still maintains the basic principles of the Aztec ritual, such as the use of skulls.
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