Calacas and calaveras are almost always portrayed as enjoying life, often in fancy clothes and entertaining situations. The most familiar symbol of D ía de los Muertos may be the calacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls), which appear everywhere during the holiday: in candied sweets, as parade masks, as dolls. On D ía de los Muertos, the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones.
D ía de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood, and growing up to become a contributing member of the community. (D ía de los Muertos is celebrated on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, minor holidays in the Catholic calendar.)Īssured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, D ía de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Although marked throughout Latin America, D ía de los Muertos is most strongly associated with Mexico, where the tradition originated.ĭ ía de los Muertos honors the dead with festivals and lively celebrations, a typically Latin American custom that combines indigenous Aztec ritual with Catholicism, imposed on the region by Spanish conquistadores. D ía de los Muertos-the Day of the Dead-is a holiday celebrated on November 1.
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