Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

For me, October is the best month of the year.  It is the month that brings us one of my favorite celebrations...Halloween!  But over the years I have started enjoying another celebration...Dia de los Muertos!  The day of the dead.  
 
Don't let the name fool you.  Dia de los Muertos  is not meant to be sad or frightening. On the contrary!  It is an uplifting time to remember loved ones who have died.   It is celebrated with festivities, lots of goodies and the coming together of friends, families and loved ones. It is a time of reverence. Or as Cesareo Moreno, Chief curator at Chicago's National of Mexican Art stated so eloquently...


 
"Day of the Dead is a very sacred day. It's a day in which we welcome back the memory and the souls of those people who are still — are still — an important part of our family, even though they many not be physically present"  

(Click HERE to read his interview with Chicago Tribue©)

Here Are Some Fun Facts about Día de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead falls on November 1 and 2 of each year, coinciding with the Catholic holidays All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

Although November 2nd is the official date for Day of the Dead, it is celebrated between October 31st and November 2nd. Usually the preparations (and some festivities) start even earlier than that. So really, the "Day" of the Dead can also be called the "Days" of the Dead, because the holiday spans more than one day.


Traditionally, November 1 is the day for honoring dead children and infants, and November 2 is the day for honoring deceased adults.

Source: http://www.art-is-fun.com/day-of-the-dead-facts/ 

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Dia de los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead—is a holiday celebrated on November 1. Although marked throughout Latin America, Dia de los Muertos is most strongly associated with Mexico, where the tradition originated.

Dia de los Muertos honors the dead with festivals and lively celebrations, a typically Latin American custom that combines indigenous Aztec ritual with Catholicism, brought to the region by Spanish conquistadores. (Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, minor holidays in the Catholic calendar.) 

Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Dia de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood, and growing up to become a contributing member of the community. On Dia de los Muertos, the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones.  [emphasis added]

The most familiar symbol of Dia de los Muertos may be the calacas and calaveras(skeletons and skulls), which appear everywhere during the holiday: in candied sweets, as parade masks, as dolls. Calacas and calaveras are almost always portrayed as enjoying life, often in fancy clothes and entertaining situations.

Source:  National Geographic

Also See Wikipedia Day of the Dead 

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