The Mexican festival of Day of the Dead has been celebrated by Google as thousands gather to remember those they have lost.
Day of the Dead Parade 2021 Date, Time and Route RevealedCelebrations come in various forms, including making highly decorative skulls, either as decoration, to wear or to eat.SpectreBut mostly it is a time where people come together to celebrate their dead, offering candles, foods and flowers to those who have passed on.
For pre-Hispanic cultures like the Aztecs and Nahua people, Día de los Muertos was believed to see the dead temporarily return to earth, so feasting and partying was an apt welcome for those souls. Now, the festival has merged with these ideas and those of the Catholic festival All Souls' Day, where the dead are prayed for and remembered.
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