Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated November 1-2 that honors deceased loved ones. It is marked by colorful decorations like papier-mâché skeletons and candy skulls that fill stores. Families prepare for the spirits' return by building home altars with items like marigolds to guide them. Traditions include visiting cemeteries to clean graves and have picnics, telling stories about the deceased.

1. DAY OF THE DEAD

3. DÍA DE MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD, 1-2 NOVEMBER)

4. ITS PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SKELETONS AND CANDY SKULLS ARE
AS RECOGNISABLE AS THE JACK-O’-LANTERNS AT
HALLOWEEN.

5. ITS PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SKELETONS AND CANDY SKULLS ARE
AS RECOGNISABLE AS THE JACK-O’-LANTERNS AT
HALLOWEEN.

6. ITS PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SKELETONS AND CANDY SKULLS ARE
AS RECOGNISABLE AS THE JACK-O’-LANTERNS AT
HALLOWEEN.

7. ITS PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SKELETONS AND CANDY SKULLS ARE
AS RECOGNISABLE AS THE JACK-O’-LANTERNS AT
HALLOWEEN.

8. WESTERNERS FIND THE LATINO RAVE FROM BEYOND
THE GRAVE, WITH ITS UPBEAT TREATMENT OF
IMMORTALITY, BOTH FASCINATING AND
CONFRONTING.

9. In anticipation of the gloriously grisly event, stores
and markets fill with miniature coffins, skulls and
skeletons made of chocolate, marzipan, paper,
cardboard or clay.

10. In anticipation of the gloriously grisly event, stores
and markets fill with miniature coffins, skulls and
skeletons made of chocolate, marzipan, paper,
cardboard or clay.

11. MANY ARE ENGAGED IN HIGHLY UN-SKELETONLIKE
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RIDING BICYCLES, PLAYING MUSIC

12. MANY ARE ENGAGED IN HIGHLY UN-SKELETONLIKE
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RIDING BICYCLES, PLAYING MUSIC

15. OR EVEN…

16. GETTING MARRIED

17. GETTING MARRIED

18. GETTING MARRIED

19. GETTING MARRIED

20. GETTING MARRIED

21. In a belief system inherited from the Aztecs, Mexicans
believe their dead are lurking in Mictlan, a kind of spiritual
waiting room, and they can return to their homes at this
time of year. Families thus begin preparations to help the
spirits find their way home and to make them welcome,
starting with an arch made of bright-yellow marigolds – a
symbolic doorway from the underworld.

22. In a belief system inherited from the Aztecs, Mexicans
believe their dead are lurking in Mictlan, a kind of spiritual
waiting room, and they can return to their homes at this
time of year. Families thus begin preparations to help the
spirits find their way home and to make them welcome,
starting with an arch made of bright-yellow marigolds – a
symbolic doorway from the underworld.

26. PAN DE MUERTOS
Bread of Dead

27. The first day, Día de Angelitos (Day of the Little
Angels), is dedicated to dead children, and the toys
they once loved are placed on the altar.

30. The event climaxes with a visit to the cemetery. There might be a funfair
en route, with neon-lit rides and stands selling crucifix waffles and cooked
cactus snacks. Families will devote a day to cleaning the graves,
decorating them with candles and flores del muerto (flowers of the dead),
having picnics and dancing to mariachi bands.

31. The event climaxes with a visit to the cemetery. There might be a funfair
en route, with neon-lit rides and stands selling crucifix waffles and cooked
cactus snacks. Families will devote a day to cleaning the graves,
decorating them with candles and flores del muerto (flowers of the dead),
having picnics and dancing to mariachi bands.

35. THE DEATH GOD, MICTLANTECUTLI, IS OFTEN
DEPICTED WITH A SKULL-LIKE FACE IN PRE-
HISPANIC ARTEFACTS.

38. THANK YOU