Why is it celebrated?
This special holiday celebrates the lives of people who have died. It is believed that the souls of the dead come back to visit their loved ones . Contrary to popular belief, Day of the Dead is not a sad or depressing time, but a time of happiness and celebration!
When does it occur?
-On November 1st and 2nd in Mexico they celebrates the Day of the Dead,and there are two very special places where this ritual is specially impressive: Mixquic, a small town in Mexico City, and in Janitzio, a charming little island in the state of Michoacan.
Where are the festivities held?
Festive is taken in there homes are at the graves the put decorations on the graves or in there house with there pix of the one you are celebrating it to.
What do the altars look like?
the altar is generally set on a table, and then it is wrapped with a tablecloth, white sheet or with perforated tissue paper. Sugarcane is bound to the foot of the table and run high over overhead into the shape of triumphal. On the morning of October 31st the offerings are placed on the altars;these offering consist of exquisite dishes that the relatives will come to savour the aromas.
What are Comparsas?
people go to the cemetery or hang out in town square, drinking hot chocolate or coffee or the start to dance or eat bread or like my family like to eat there favorite food.
What do people do on the Day of the Dead?
some people go to party's r go out to drink or some people tern on a candle and set down the sofa drink hot chocolate and eating bread and think about them.
A lot of people do the persons that dead there favorite food the liked and the play there favorite music and they take flowers to there grave.
This special holiday celebrates the lives of people who have died. It is believed that the souls of the dead come back to visit their loved ones . Contrary to popular belief, Day of the Dead is not a sad or depressing time, but a time of happiness and celebration!
When does it occur?
-On November 1st and 2nd in Mexico they celebrates the Day of the Dead,and there are two very special places where this ritual is specially impressive: Mixquic, a small town in Mexico City, and in Janitzio, a charming little island in the state of Michoacan.
Where are the festivities held?
Festive is taken in there homes are at the graves the put decorations on the graves or in there house with there pix of the one you are celebrating it to.
What do the altars look like?
the altar is generally set on a table, and then it is wrapped with a tablecloth, white sheet or with perforated tissue paper. Sugarcane is bound to the foot of the table and run high over overhead into the shape of triumphal. On the morning of October 31st the offerings are placed on the altars;these offering consist of exquisite dishes that the relatives will come to savour the aromas.
What are Comparsas?
people go to the cemetery or hang out in town square, drinking hot chocolate or coffee or the start to dance or eat bread or like my family like to eat there favorite food.
What do people do on the Day of the Dead?
some people go to party's r go out to drink or some people tern on a candle and set down the sofa drink hot chocolate and eating bread and think about them.
A lot of people do the persons that dead there favorite food the liked and the play there favorite music and they take flowers to there grave.
