Day of the dead

Day of the dead

1. The celebration of Day of the Dead varies from region to region, from village to village, but all have a common principle: the family gathers to welcome souls, place altars and offerings, visit the cemetery and arrange tombs , attend religious services, dismiss visitors and sit at the table to share food, which after having been raised the offering, have lost their aroma and taste, as the deceased have taken their essence.

2. It tells the story and the tradition that has passed from word of mouth between generations, that the souls arrive in order to the 12 hours of each day, being the most generalized order

   • October 28: day when those who died because of an accident and never were able to reach their destination, or those who had a sudden and violent death.
   • October 29: to the drowned
   • October 30: to the souls alone and forgotten, who have no relatives. to remember them; orphans and criminals.
   • October 31: Limbo, those who were never born or did not receive baptism.
   • November 1: children, also referred to as "little angels"
   • November 2: Dead adults

3. The most representative element of the Day of the Dead in Mexico are the altars with their offerings, a representation of our vision about death, full of allegories and meanings

Images and files in the map