Dia de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life and Death Jo Anne Disney - MidValleyNews
go to original October 30, 2015

Many Mexicans donned costumes and face paint for a pre-Day of the Dead parade. Report by Lindsay Brown. (ODN)

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a 2-day festival that takes place every November 1st and 2nd. This celebration is strongly associated with Mexico, however, Dia de los Muertos is celebrated throughout Latin American cultures. Typically, the celebration honors the lives of the dead by celebrating with food, drink and activities that the dead enjoyed in life. Those who believe in these traditions, feel that on Dia de los Muertos, “the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones.”

Some of the most familiar symbols seen on Dia de los Muertos are the skulls and skeletons, or in Spanish known as “calaveras and calacas.” Dia de los Muertos in Catholicism is known as All Saints Day and All Souls Day. This much honored tradition is a wonderful way to remember those in your life that have passed on, but forever live in your heart.

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