The Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead” was
celebrated November 2nd at the Fiesta de Reyes. Activities included
everything from shopping to music. The deeper meaning includes honoring and
paying homage to those that have died. It is often connected with Dia de los Angelinos,
or Day of Little Angels” to celebrate children who have passed away.
It is a time where people construct alters in their
homes to remember the lives of those who have went before. They offer sugar
skulls, chocolate, marigolds (the Mexican flower of death), sweetbreads and
trinkets for those who have passed. They celebrate the festival for
Mictecacihuatl who is the goddess of the underworld.
Originally, the Aztecs celebrated death for a month.
It was an attempt to make peace with the inevitability of death. When they converted to Catholicism under the Spanish,
the festival was shortened to a day and coincides with All Saints Day. The
festival is continuing to transform and change as it becomes multi-cultural in
North America.
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