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Day of The Dead
October 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment
A very good article about Dias de los Muertos with many resources.
“Dias de los Muertos has a complex history and because of this regional celebrations vary significantly. Some Mexicans begin this holy period on the evening of October 31. Others observe November 1 solely. Some communities extend the ritual for as long as a week. Key elements, though, appear in virtually all Mexican rituals: the ofrenda or altar, feasting, cempasuchiles (yellow marigolds), calaveras (skulls), incense (usually copal, a tree resin), pan de muerto (bread decorated with powdered sugar bones), and gravesite grooming.”
Planet Waves | Dias de los MUERTOS | by Jeanne Treadway:
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