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my opinion about the day of the dead in mexico is that it is beautiful to talk about other traditions of the world, especially how people prepare to remember their loved ones who left this land and the dedication and time, creativity that you put into the altars On that special day, what caught my attention the most was the altars, the parades, and this is my opinion

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My opinion about the day of the dead, everyone believes what they think, I see it as a tradition to remember loved ones who are no longer with us, the day of the dead is a way of remembering them, that is my opinion.

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Drinks are also a tradition on the Day of the Dead

The hot chocolate can not miss.  The chocolate drink is one of the popular ones.  ...

Atole, a classic.  Atole can be made in many ways, including coconut or other flavors.  ...

The children of the agave.  ...

Beer.  ...

Chilate.  ...

Champurrado.

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Food and drink
Families come together to eat the pan de muerto, as well as the favorite foods and drinks of their loved ones, and share stories and memories of relatives from the past. The bread of the dead is a special sweet bread, baked especially for this holiday, with recipes that vary by region.

Other typical foods and drinks for these parties are moles, tamales, chocolate, sweets, and atole and coffee drinks.

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Meals to celebrate the Day of the Dead

Dead Bread.  ...ABUELITA™ chocolate and orange fondue.  ...ABUELITA™ Sugar Skull Cookies ...ABUELITA Chimichangas.  ...ABUELITA™ chocolate and pumpkin atole.  ...ABUELITA™ chocolate champurrado ...Abuelatini coffee.

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The celebration has its origins in indigenous cultures thousands of years ago, influenced in particular by the Aztecs or Mexica.  In the Aztec culture death was provisional and the souls of the deceased could revisit the living.

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Tradition says that the dead arrive every twelve hours between October 28 and November 2, always in order: first those who died of tragic causes (accidents, for example);  then the drowned do it;  the last two days of the month the souls of those who are in the...

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HOW MANY DAYS DOES THE CELEBRATION LAST?

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HOW MANY DAYS DOES THE CELEBRATION LAST?

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This celebration takes place between November 1 and 2.  1 is All Saints' Day and 2 is All Souls' Day.  They pray and in some areas of the country they spend the night in cemeteries.  At the end of the celebration, all the dishes and drinks of the offering are tasted.

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Things people do on the day of the dead in Mexico 

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Things people do on the day of the dead in Mexico 

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Likewise, the festivities include decorating the tombs with flowers and often making altars on the tombstones, which in indigenous times had great significance because it was thought that it helped guide the souls to travel on a good path after death.

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things people do on the day of the dead in mexico

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things people do on the day of the dead in mexico

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Every year many families place offerings and altars decorated with cempasúchil flowers, chopped paper, sugar skulls, dead bread, mole or some dish that their relatives liked to whom the offering is dedicated, and as in pre-Hispanic times, incense is placed to aromatize the place.

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The Day of the Dead is considered one of the most representative traditions of our Mexican culture, which is usually celebrated from the first day of November, dedicated to all the saints, especially the "little angels", that is, deceased children, and on November 2 November dedicated to deceased adults.

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COUNTRIES WHERE THE DAY OF THE DEAD IS CELEBRATED

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COUNTRIES WHERE THE DAY OF THE DEAD IS CELEBRATED

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It is a holiday that is celebrated mainly in Mexico and in Latin American countries such as Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala and to a lesser degree in Central American countries and in the Andean region in South America, from northwestern Argentina to the United States, in areas where there is a large indigenous population...

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PEOPLE WHO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD

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PEOPLE WHO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD

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The celebration of the Day of the Dead takes place on November 1 and 2 since it is divided into categories: According to the Catholic calendar, November 1 corresponds to All Saints, a day dedicated to the "little dead" or children, and on November 2 to the Faithful Departed, that is, to adults.

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CLOTHING THAT PEOPLE USE TO COMMEMORATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD 

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CLOTHING THAT PEOPLE USE TO COMMEMORATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD 

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The women usually paint their faces, wear elegant dresses and hats adorned with feathers and flowers. In reality, they are evoking "La Catrina", a skeletal rich lady in a fancy floral hat. The image, sketched by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada in 1910, was a political satire mocking Mexico's upper class and their negative attitude toward indigenous people.

Crowds dance in merry daytime parades in many cities, or parade together on their way to graveyards on Halloween night.

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clothing that people use to commemorate the day of the dead.

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clothing that people use to commemorate the day of the dead.

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To commemorate the Day of the Dead, people parade through the streets with beautiful skulls painted on their faces and costumes to commemorate the holiday

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Michoacán is the state that has the most deeply rooted tradition of the Day of the Dead, here the Purépecha peoples that surround Lake Pátzcuaro and the island of Janitzio perform the wake ritual.

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Mexico has a great variety of traditions and festivities, always full of history and culture, and without a doubt the Day of the Dead is one of them.

We must not forget that UNESCO declared this festivity as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and today it is a very representative tradition of Mexican culture, in addition to becoming a benchmark for travelers from all over the world who want to know and experience this magnificent experience.

This celebration takes place on November 1 and 2, but since the beginning of October, you can see in every corner the beautiful decorations of this festivity, such as offerings, decorations with chopped paper, beautiful catrinas and the iconic cempasuchil flower.

Although we must bear in mind that this festivity has a deeper and older origin, since the celebration of the faithful departed in Mexico dates back to pre-Hispanic times.  According to historians, the Mexicas had several periods throughout the year to celebrate their dead, the most important ones being held at the end of the harvests, between the months of September and November.

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In this Day of the Dead celebration, death does not represent an absence but a living presence; death is a symbol of life that materializes in the offered altar. In this sense, it is a celebration that carries great popular importance since it includes various meanings, from philosophical to material.

Its origin is located in the harmony between the celebration of Catholic religious rituals brought by the Spanish and the commemoration of the day of the dead that the indigenous people carried out since pre-Hispanic times; The ancient Mexicas, Mixtecs, Texcocans, Zapotecs, Tlaxcalans, Totonacs and other native peoples of our country transferred the veneration of their dead to the Christian calendar, which coincided with the end of the agricultural cycle of corn, the main food crop in the country.

The celebration of the Day of the Dead takes place on November 1 and 2 since it is divided into categories: According to the Catholic calendar, November 1 corresponds to All Saints, a day dedicated to the "little dead" or children, and on November 2 to the Faithful Departed, that is, to adults

Every year many families place offerings and altars decorated with cempasúchil flowers, chopped paper, sugar skulls, dead bread, mole or some dish that their relatives liked to whom the offering is dedicated, and as in pre-Hispanic times, incense is placed to aromatize the place.

Likewise, the festivities include decorating the tombs with flowers and often making altars on the tombstones, which in indigenous times had great significance because it was thought that it helped guide the souls to travel on a good path after death.

Tradition also indicates that, to facilitate the return of souls to earth, cempasuchil flower petals should be spread and candles placed tracing the path they are going to travel so that these souls do not get lost and reach their destination. In ancient times, this road led from the family home to the pantheon where their loved ones rested.

The Day of the Dead is celebrated throughout Mexico, with some variations depending on the region or state.

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The Day of the Dead in the indigenous vision implies the transitory return of the souls of the deceased, who return home, to the world of the living, to live with relatives and to be nourished by the essence of the food that is offered to them in the altars. placed in his honor.

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The Day of the Dead is a 100% Mexican celebration that any other country would like to have. And it is that here we are so happy and partying, that we turn this into a celebration, while in other places they are days of mourning, seriousness and reflection.

Although each state has its peculiar and unique traditions to celebrate and remember, the party does not stop during these two days in any of its performances. But before continuing, let's go back in time.