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The Day of the Dead (día de los muertos) is a Mexican cultural tradition that has been celebrated since pre-hispanic times. Many mesoamerican ethnic groups worshipped death. Among them the Mexicas whose gods in charge of defining the fate of the souls where Mictecacíhuatl and Mictlantecuhtli, lords of the Mictlán, or "place of the dead".



They are held on 1 and 2 of november. The meaning of which is that day 1 is the day of Todos los Santos, which correspond to the children, on the other hand, the 2 is the day of the Fieles Difuntos, who are the adults.


This tradition is well known worldwide for the colorful offerings and decoratones in the country.
From doors white the famous cempasúchil flower
to the ornaments of skulls and catrines.
It´s normal to finde small and large altars that serve as representative offerings to the deceased of families, they can be grandparets, parents, children or even pets.


 
The atmosphere anywhere it is held s very comfortable. From the Comparsas that are parties where people gather to celebrate the beginning of these fastivities where people are disguised as typical deceased mexican charecters and catrinas.
Also, you can taste local food such as Moles, Pan de muerto and ttraditional Oaxacan chocolate.

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