Día De Los Muertos is said to be the day that the dead travel to “cross over” from the afterlife to visit their loved ones for one night here on Earth. Its history goes back thousands of years.
PUBLISHED 6:14 PM CDT Oct. 20, 2022Día De Los Muertos is traditionally celebrated from Nov. 1-2 in Mexico and among people of Mexican heritage in the U.S. It’s not to be confused with All Souls’ Day, which also honors the dead, but has European heritage and is rooted in Catholicism. Día De Los Muertos is said to be the day that the dead travel to “cross over” from the afterlife to visit their loved ones for one night here on Earth.and its origins begin in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
In modern celebrations of Día De Los Muertos, these items are typically placed on an altar, or ofrenda:Papel picado, while a colorful decoration, historically functioned to alert mortals of their loved one’s presence when the delicate paper started to rustle in the breezeWater and food to nourish the spirits after their long journey; a popular food on many altars is pan de muerto
Favorite foods and/or drinks of the deceased, as well as anything that represents them or serves as a reminder of them
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