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Dia de los Muertos means “Day of the Dead” in Spanish. It sounds sad, but if you find out more about the festival, you’ll find that the idea behind it is very beautiful.
During this celebration, called El Dia de Muertos, the living honor the dead by having a big party. During this festival, graves are cleaned and decorated. People also give the dead’s favorite foods and drinks to the dead, which the people at the festival then eat.
The festival is very important to Mexicans because they believe that after you die, you will live on as long as people remember you and put a picture on the day of the dead altar. Mexico City is known to have the largest celebrations.
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The Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is celebrated on November 1 and 2. This has been done this way for a very long time. This is a unique and interesting way for Mexicans to face death and remember those who have died.
Mexico is bright, lively, and full of fun. The people, the food, and the celebrations are all full of color and are the best in the world. So, when it comes to death, Mexicans celebrate in true Mexican style with color, food, and music.
El Dia de los Muertos is a beautiful holiday with lots of flowers, food, music, and color. During this two-day festival, people believe that the door between the real world and the spirit world is open, so that loved ones who have died can visit us. People say that on November 1, children who have died come back to see us, and on November 2, adults do.
The Aztecs were the first people to celebrate the Day of the Dead, which goes back more than 3,000 years. The Dia de los Muertos is a mix of the Aztec festival for the goddess Mictecacihuatl, who was known as the “lady of the dead,” and Catholic traditions.
The Dia de Muertos is based on an Aztec festival that honored Mictecacihuatl, who was known as the “lady of the dead.” It also has Catholic elements. The church didn’t agree with the Aztecs’ ideas or the indigenous people’s. The church was not polite and started getting really rude, turning it into two Catholic holidays: All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Since then, Mexicans have made it their own holiday that they celebrate every year.
Families will gather at cemeteries (called “panteons”) at night to light candles and put flowers on the graves of their loved ones who have died. There is happy music playing, and no one is crying or sad. This is a time for introspection and revelry as we invite the departed to join us in this world of the living once more.
In Mexican culture, people make elaborately decorated altars (cempasuchil) and put gifts on them, like food, drink, photos, and marigolds. People think that the bright color and strong smell of marigolds can help spirits find their way home.
Ofrendas are also embellished with calaveras, which are translated as “skulls.” During the time of the Aztecs, calaveras were used in ceremonies and were also traded as war prizes.
Today, small sugar skulls are put on the altars. They don’t look scary, though, because they are painted, glittered, and adorned with beads. Papel picado (perforated paper), candles, and pan de Muertos (sweet bread) are also common additions to Dia de los Muertos altars.
La Catrina is also a very important part of the Day of the Dead celebration. One of the most powerful and well-known symbols of the Day of the Dead is La Catrina, a tall female skeleton who wears a feathered hat.
A picture of La Catrina 
La Catrina was a satirical drawing that was meant to remind people to stop trying to be something that they weren’t. It didn’t matter how rich or poor you were or what society you belonged to; in the end, you would all end up as skeletons. La Catrina has become a strong symbol for many Day of the Dead events.
Dia de Muertos is a rare holiday that celebrates both life and death and helps people move on from sadness to joy.
The Dia de los Muertos is not only celebrated in Mexico, but also in
Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, and other Latin American countries. The specific rituals that are practiced on this day differ from country to country, but the overarching purpose of the occasion remains the same: it is a time for family reunions, celebrations, and remembering loved ones who have passed away.
