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Day of the Dead Celebration in Mexico
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- Background and History
- Celebrated annually on November 1st and 2nd each year
- Combines indigenous beliefs with Catholic All Saints' Day
- Originated from indigenous tribes' August remembrance days
- Celebratory Elements
- Families create altars and scatter marigolds to welcome spirits
- People wear skull masks and paint their faces as skeletons
- Grand parades feature people dressed as vampires and skeletons
- Bread of the dead (pan de muerto) is the main food
- Spiritual Aspects
- Believed spirits return from underworld to reunite with loved ones
- Marigolds guide spirits back to living world
- People spend nights with spirits in cemeteries
- Celebrated with joy rather than somber atmosphere
- Cultural Significance
- Represents death as part of life cycle
- Symbolizes rebirth and connection to deceased souls
- Features colorful skulls and skeletons throughout Mexico
- Combines Catholicism with indigenous ancestral beliefs