Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead is a holiday that is celebrated by people all around the world. Most people celebrate this holiday out of love and commitment to their loved ones. Mexico is the number one country that celebrates this particular holiday. One major mural in this holiday is a sugar skull. A sugar skull is a representation of a departed soul. The first day of this celebration celebrates both life and death. You can find sugar skulls on the streets made by people to sell. You give sugar skulls to people to take them back to their passed families. There is a lot of artists who make art celebrating this holiday. Some of those artists are Jose Posada and David Lozeau. During this holiday they host festivals celebrating this event. For their art they make masks, they do face paint, and they also make clay sculptures.…

and Day of the Dead in Modern Mexico Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead is a popular Hispanic holiday that is often associated with Mexico. Participants of this holiday celebrate it for more than two days, they are known for their particular decorations on tombstones, festive parties, and sugar skulls. Day of the Dead started off as a couple of Catholic holidays, but has then become something that makes the holiday specially engrained into the Mexican Culture. From where the holiday has…

Day of the Dead is a holiday that is celebrated by many different races such as Mexicans, Catholics, Italians, South Americans, Philippines, and Colombians. Catholics call this holiday “All Soul’s & All Saint’s Day” and Mexicans call it “Dia de los Muertos.” The reason why this holiday is celebrated is because they spend a lot of money on their self-sufficient, rural based, local families, and families that have been deceased for a period of time. Most people that celebrate this holiday…

She straitened her back as if ready to give a speech, “Well, weeks before Day of the dead, everyone begins preparing for the return of dead relatives of friends that have passed away. Families visit cemeteries to have a picnic and clean and decorate the graves of their loved ones. Graves and tombs are decorated with a gold colored flower found exclusively in Mexico and also with candles. The petals of the goldish flower are symbols of a trail to be used by the dead to come back into the world of…

The day of the dead has been celebrated over 3,000 years ago and today it continues to be an important event for the Hispanic community worldwide. The day of the dead was celebrated for a whole month in August, but it changed due to our Azteca’s ancestors which now it is traditionally celebrated on November first and the second. On November the first the Hispanic community honors the memory of the infants who had passed away and on the second the community celebrates and honors the memory of the…

Halloween and The Day of the Dead It seems to me that Halloween and The Day of the Dead are both scary and also fun. Both Halloween and The Day of the Dead are from different cultures. Halloween is originated from the Irish immigrants called Celtics, it is celebrated on October 31. The Day of the Dead is also known as" Dia de Los Muertos." Celebrating The Day of the Dead has a long history in Mexican Tradition. It's celebrated in 3 days: November 1st, November 2nd, and November 3rd.…

Comparison of the Dead People go and have there own beliefs to celebrate on what they enjoy. Their are different type of cultures to celebrate there traditions like the Day of the Dead and Halloween. The Day of the Dead and Holloween have similar traits like dealing with the dead, the clothing, and the food. Back in the early years the Maya and Aztec have been celebrating about the dead for around 3,000 years. Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead with food. Each family during the La Dia De…

The Day of the Dead used to be in the summer, but because of Christian holidays All Souls Day and All Saints day, it was moved. Día de los Muertos and now stars on October thirty first and ends on November second. They believe that the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31, and the spirits of all deceased children (angelitos) are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours. On November 2, the spirits of the adults come down to enjoy the festivities that are prepared for…

The Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos), is a very important holiday celebrated in Mexico. The purpose of the holiday is to gather family and friends to remember members who have died. We celebrate on November 1st and November 2nd where the children eat first and then adults eat the second day. Some traditions that mexicans do for the day of the dead is build altars, marigolds, favorite food, and also visiting graves. We honor our deceased ancestors by cooking their favorite food and…

Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos in Spanish, is a traditional two day festival which originated in Mexico. During the holiday communities gather to celebrate the lives of friends and family who have passed away. This holiday which incorporates ancient indigenous rituals with Catholic beliefs focuses on welcoming back the spirits of loved ones to honor them, celebrate their lives and acknowledge ones eventual fate. Recently, however, Day of the Dead has come to be associated with Halloween,…