Day of the Dead - International Festival on FLIPSNACK

 DAY OF THE DEAD 

A MEXICAN FESTIVAL

 

For Mexicans, death is more a cause of celebration than mourning, and it is a natural process of life. True death happens when it is forgotten. And the purpose of the special celebration is to remember the dead souls in a happy way. Also, locals think that mourning is disrespectful, and they prefer to be with spirits and host them in their homes. In that festival, which is celebrated every year between October 31 and November 2, according to Belief, children come to visit from the afterlife on October 31, and adults on November 1. Between these dates, the bridge between the two worlds becomes active. Also, the origins of the Festival are very old. People think The Festival has existed since the 14th-15th century. In the past; Aztecs, Toltecs and Nahuas are among the societies that celebrate the Day of the Dead.

 

During this brief period,  the souls of the dead awaken and return to the living world to feast, drink, dance and play music with their loved ones. In turn, the living family members treat the deceased as honored guests in their celebrations, and leave the deceased’s favorite foods and other offerings at gravesites or on the ofrendas built in their homes. Ofrendas can be decorated with candles, bright marigolds called cempasuchil and red cock’s combs alongside food like stacks of tortillas and fruit.

Family members paint their faces in the shape of skulls, have noisy items to call the dead, and decorate for dead family members from their cemeteries to their homes.