Day of the Death(Holiday in Mexico)
Día de los Muertos
Day of the Dead is a day dedicated to the memory of the dead. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. This holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Salvador on 1st and 2nd November. In Mexico, Day of the Dead is a national holiday, and all banks are closed.
Day of the Dead became celebrated on the territory of current Mexico by ancient nations as olmeks and maya. Rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors had been observed by these civilizations perhaps for as long as 2,500–3,000 years. In the pre-Hispanic era, skulls were commonly kept as trophies and displayed during the rituals to symbolize death and rebirth.
The festival that became the modern Day of the Dead fell in the ninth month of the Aztec lunar calendar, about the beginning of August, and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the goddess known as the "Lady of the Dead", corresponding to Mictecacihuatl. In the modern mythology goddess Catrina matches to Mictecacihuatl. Now in many areas of Mexico, this festival is celebrated for two days: November 1 as dying children and infants, also known as Day of angels (Spanish: Día de los Angelitos). November 2, the Day of the dead (Spanish: Día de los Difuntos) honored all adults dead.
Also calendar celebration coincides with two Catholic holiday - All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2).
Some Christian’s hold to the belief structure that every day should be treated like Christmas, - as every day Christ’s love is born and should be celebrated. Therefore, the positive, compassionate attitude that is associated with the Christmas season would ideally be maintained throughout the year. Christmas Day is celebrated formally to remind us of this value. The day of the Dead is similar. During the days of the Dead, some believe that the souls of the departed return to earth to visit with and to
Day of the Dead is a day dedicated to the memory of the dead. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. This holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Salvador on 1st and 2nd November. In Mexico, Day of the Dead is a national holiday, and all banks are closed.
Day of the Dead became celebrated on the territory of current Mexico by ancient nations as olmeks and maya. Rituals celebrating the deaths of ancestors had been observed by these civilizations perhaps for as long as 2,500–3,000 years. In the pre-Hispanic era, skulls were commonly kept as trophies and displayed during the rituals to symbolize death and rebirth.
The festival that became the modern Day of the Dead fell in the ninth month of the Aztec lunar calendar, about the beginning of August, and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the goddess known as the "Lady of the Dead", corresponding to Mictecacihuatl. In the modern mythology goddess Catrina matches to Mictecacihuatl. Now in many areas of Mexico, this festival is celebrated for two days: November 1 as dying children and infants, also known as Day of angels (Spanish: Día de los Angelitos). November 2, the Day of the dead (Spanish: Día de los Difuntos) honored all adults dead.
Also calendar celebration coincides with two Catholic holiday - All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2).
Some Christian’s hold to the belief structure that every day should be treated like Christmas, - as every day Christ’s love is born and should be celebrated. Therefore, the positive, compassionate attitude that is associated with the Christmas season would ideally be maintained throughout the year. Christmas Day is celebrated formally to remind us of this value. The day of the Dead is similar. During the days of the Dead, some believe that the souls of the departed return to earth to visit with and to