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In Mexico every day has a reason for celebration and one of the most popular “Fiestas” among families is the Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos.

While Oaxaca is a place that’s simply bursting with life, Oaxacans also set aside Time each year to celebrate their dead. El Día de los Muertos is held on November 1st (All Saints Day) and November 2nd (All Souls Day). Mexicans believe that the souls of their departed loved ones return each year to visit them, or simply to just, eat drink and be merry.

The living relatives prepare the loved one’s favorite food and drinks and even take out their personal belongings for the occasion, which are placed lovingly on a crafted altar called “Ofrendas”.  Flowers, especially the zempasuchil, which is a special kind of marigold, and candles are brought to the graves to guide the spirits back to their loved ones. Other kinds of offerings include special bread called “pan de muerto”, skull-shaped candies and sweets, and other figures that resemble the concept of death. During this festival, the graves as well as the homes are decorated in the same way.

At the cemeteries, both the family’s children and adults maintain an all day vigil while cleaning and decorating the headstones.  The family also brings food, drinks and music to partake with the souls of the love ones while the bells at the church are tolling, inviting the souls to celebrate and follow the trails of marigold flowers that come from the church to the cemetery.

Mexicans do indeed grieve for their deceased loved ones, but they also recognize that their loved ones are in a better place now, free from the problems of this world. For that reason alone, Mexicans celebrate their dead in a happy, joyous occasion.
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