US Politics | What is the Day of the Dead and how will Dia de los Muertos 2022 be celebrated?
THE Day of the Dead will be celebrated today as millions dress up and remember their loved ones. The annual holiday is a tradition in the Mexican culture with many spending the day at cemeteries with their deceased family members. 
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ReutersPeople construct their own private altars to help their deceased loved-ones in their afterlife journey '/ ' Mexico's Dia de los Muertos happens on November 2 every year \- but how long does it last for and where did it come from? What is the Day of the Dead? The Mexican Day of the Dead festival allows and encourages revellers to pray for lost loved ones. With the idea of helping them with their journey in the afterlife, families often construct their own private altars. Read More on The US Sun 
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GONE TOO SOON Kylie Jenner reacts to 'heartbreaking' loss of friend in new post On the Dia de Muertos, those who observe the day honour the dead with a number of different gifts including sugary gifts and marigolds. Favourite food and drinks of the deceased are also offered and served on the day. How is it linked to Halloween? For some parts of Mexico Dia de los Muertos begins on Halloween. Most read in News KNIFE HORROR Handyman who stabbed estranged lover 55 times & hid body in bag pleads guilty SICKLY VLAD Sickly Putin's hands seen 'turning black' as tyrant 'has Parkinson's' & cancer ROID RAGE Inside toxic marriage of Killer Sally who shot husband dead on Valentine's Day begging for help New 911 calls reveal horror details in school shooting that left 21 dead MANE ATTRACTION Five lions break free from zoo enclosure sparking emergency lockdown EERIE SMILE Smirking 'killer who stabbed 2 outside Kohl's returned to knife victim 3 times' The period of the festival usually starts on October 31 and ends on November 6 with November 2 being the main day of celebration. And as the decades have gone by celebrations have become even more vibrant. Where did Dia de los Muertos festival come from? The Day of the Dead traces its earliest routes to the Aztec people. Aztecs used skulls to honor the dead a millennium before the Dia de los Muertos festival emerged. It traditionally took place in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, around August and was celebrated for an entire month. And the traditions have continued for the last six centuries. How is the Day of the Dead celebrated? The festival is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where the day is a public holiday. Typically an intimate family tradition, graves are visited and decorated with flowers and sugar skulls. Musicians are hired to perform the dead's favourite songs at home alters. But the colourful event has also been adopted by other regions across the world in various forms. In the Philippines on November 1, it is customary for families to visit the tombs and graves of their lost relatives. A similar tradition is also carried out in Europe, where Roman Catholic regions celebrate All Souls Day. Finally, Day of the Dead celebrations occur in some major cities of Australia, Fiji and Indonesia.
ReutersThe Day of the Dead celebrations take place today '/ ' ReutersPeople construct their own private altars to help their deceased loved-ones in their afterlife journey '/ ' Mexico's Dia de los Muertos happens on November 2 every year \- but how long does it last for and where did it come from? What is the Day of the Dead? The Mexican Day of the Dead festival allows and encourages revellers to pray for lost loved ones. With the idea of helping them with their journey in the afterlife, families often construct their own private altars. Read More on The US Sun KNIFE HORROR Handyman who stabbed estranged lover 55 times & hid body in bag pleads guilty GONE TOO SOON Kylie Jenner reacts to 'heartbreaking' loss of friend in new post On the Dia de Muertos, those who observe the day honour the dead with a number of different gifts including sugary gifts and marigolds. Favourite food and drinks of the deceased are also offered and served on the day. How is it linked to Halloween? For some parts of Mexico Dia de los Muertos begins on Halloween. Most read in News KNIFE HORROR Handyman who stabbed estranged lover 55 times & hid body in bag pleads guilty SICKLY VLAD Sickly Putin's hands seen 'turning black' as tyrant 'has Parkinson's' & cancer ROID RAGE Inside toxic marriage of Killer Sally who shot husband dead on Valentine's Day begging for help New 911 calls reveal horror details in school shooting that left 21 dead MANE ATTRACTION Five lions break free from zoo enclosure sparking emergency lockdown EERIE SMILE Smirking 'killer who stabbed 2 outside Kohl's returned to knife victim 3 times' The period of the festival usually starts on October 31 and ends on November 6 with November 2 being the main day of celebration. And as the decades have gone by celebrations have become even more vibrant. Where did Dia de los Muertos festival come from? The Day of the Dead traces its earliest routes to the Aztec people. Aztecs used skulls to honor the dead a millennium before the Dia de los Muertos festival emerged. It traditionally took place in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, around August and was celebrated for an entire month. And the traditions have continued for the last six centuries. How is the Day of the Dead celebrated? The festival is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where the day is a public holiday. Typically an intimate family tradition, graves are visited and decorated with flowers and sugar skulls. Musicians are hired to perform the dead's favourite songs at home alters. But the colourful event has also been adopted by other regions across the world in various forms. In the Philippines on November 1, it is customary for families to visit the tombs and graves of their lost relatives. A similar tradition is also carried out in Europe, where Roman Catholic regions celebrate All Souls Day. Finally, Day of the Dead celebrations occur in some major cities of Australia, Fiji and Indonesia.
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