Analysis Of Los Dia De Los Muertos

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Although I was not able to attend to a cultural event since Emma and Blanca Klucas are mostly influenced by the American culture, they recommend me to do reasrach ob Dia de los muertos since it is a unique holiday not only to Mexico but to Latin America countries also. Los Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1st , known as all Saints’ Day and on November 2nd , known as All Souls’ day. November 1st is celelbrated for the infants who have passed away and on the 2nd it is dedicated to all the passed loved ones. This is a time of rembering the loved ones that day but it is not a time to be sad or scared. “Many contemporary Latino festivals, it manifests intriguing combinations of pre-Columbian Indian traditions with the cultural dictates

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