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  2. What is Day of the Dead? Ultimate guide to traditions, dates ...

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    Day of the Dead costume meanings Las Catrinas Pageant showcasing Mexican pin-up style and honoring Día de los Muertos on Oct. 29, 2022. La Catrina is an iconic symbol associated with Día de los ...

  3. Day of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    Cordova argues that some recollection of these festivals "was compressed down to two days and cryptically celebrated within the Catholic liturgical calendar", which is why, in Mexico, "unlike other Latin American countries with Day of the Dead traditions — All Saints' Day is dedicated to children, and All Souls' Day is dedicated to adults."

  4. Day of the Dead is full of longstanding traditions meant to ...

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    Day of the Dead originates from rituals practiced by Indigenous people in the Americas, most notably the Aztecs. The Aztecs had a ritual known as Miccaihuitl, which was a time to honor the dead.

  5. How To Celebrate Día de Los Muertos—Plus, the 9 Biggest Day ...

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    Mano a Mano, a nonprofit organization celebrating “Mexican culture without borders,” has a list of New York City Day of the Dead events, including one at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery that ...

  6. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    November 2, (All Souls Day), or "The Day of the Dead", is the day when all of the faithful dead are remembered. On that day, families go to cemeteries to light candles for their dead relatives, leave them flowers, and often to picnic. They also celebrate Suffrage Masses to shorten the time that souls need to leave Purgatory and the enter in ...

  7. Festival of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The dead were also honoured at Samhain. The beginning of winter may have been seen as the most fitting time to do so, as it was a time of 'dying' in nature. The souls of the dead were thought to revisit their homes seeking hospitality. Places were set at the dinner table and by the fire to welcome them. [citation needed]

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    In Guatemala, where approximately half of the population is Mayan, rituals play a huge part in celebrating the dead. One tradition is the flying of kites, where residents can spend months ...

  9. Day of the Dead is a special way to honor late loved ones ...

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    The history of Day of the Dead. The tradition of Day of the Dead originated in Mexico, with the celebrations combining Aztec rituals with Catholicism brought to the region by Spanish conquistadors ...