What is it?
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is one of the biggest and most monumental holidays in Mexico. For 3 days, family and friends get together to honor loved ones that have passed away.
It originated as an Aztec harvest holiday. They believed that honoring the dead, would ensure an abundant harvest the following year.
Main traditions
Build altars
Build an altar to celebrate those who passed away. Decorate the altar with pictures, flowers and candles
Alfiñiques
Kids make sugar treats shaped like skulls, while some shop for them at the market
Feast of the dead
Families gather to eat the favorite foods of their deceased. Some top it off with a visit to the cemetery
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