Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Dia De Los Muertos




  • Dia De Los Muertos is celebrated to recognize the people who passed away.

  • it occurs on November first and November second the first is for the children and babies and on the second they celebrate the adults .

  • They celebrate in the homes and in the cemeteries ,

  • the altars are set up with skulls,food ,pictures,gifts,candles,beer and flowers ext....

  • A type of dance that has to do with Dia De Los Muertos

  • They go to the cemetery and set up a little up stuff and bring food and drinks and gifts for the people who have past away .And some people stay at there homes and celebrate there
  • the history of dia de los muertos can be traced back to indigenous people such as olmec , zapotec, mixtec, and many more they did rituals and saved skulls as trophies and displayed them at the celebrations.

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