ALL SOULS DAY - THE DAY OF DEAD CELEBRATED IN MEXICO IN GRAND MANNER NOVEMBER 2
ALL SOULS DAY - THE DAY OF DEAD CELEBRATED IN MEXICO IN GRAND MANNER NOVEMBER 2 Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. It is acknowledged internationally in many other cultures. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. In 2008 the tradition was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.[1] Woman lighting copal incense at the cemetery during the "Alumbrada" vigil in San Andrés Mixquic The holiday is sometimes called Día de los Muertos[2][3] in Anglophone countries, a back-translation of its original name, Día de Muertos. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico where the day is a...