Deaths are afraid if not all, then very many, and already to meet the dead in the middle of the street is scary to anyone. But in Mexico the attitude towards the dead is special, and two days a year, on November 1 and 2, the dead are happy here and even expect to meet with them.

The celebration begins on October 31, in the evening. The next day (before the evening of the 1st day) is dedicated to the departed children, then the time of the "senior" deceased is already coming. Celebrating reminds everyone of the famous Halloween - in Mexico they also necessarily dress up as monsters, and street musicians traditionally wear skeleton costumes.

In Mexico, the attitude towards the dead is special, and two days a year, on November 1 and 2, the dead are happy here and even expect to meet with them.

The whole festival takes place in a huge number of characters that you will never see on other days. All the houses prepare thematic dishes, the main one of which is called the Bread of the Dead. It is often baked in a thematic souvenir: a potsherd, a bone or a cross. Find it in your piece is considered a great success and a sign of happiness.

Separately, special meals for the dead are prepared. Dead relatives and friends are brought to the graves by the dishes they loved during their lifetime, as well as sugar shards on the forehead of which the names of the deceased are written
The Day of the Dead in Mexico

The tradition of celebrating the Day of the Dead was born in Mexico long before the arrival of the Spaniards. The colonial system and imposed Christianity slightly softened traditions, excluding sacrifices from them, and moved the date of the holiday so that it coincided with the All Saints Day.

Traditionally, acute Mexican cuisine during the holiday gets an openly sweet direction. Sugar and sweets are eaten very much these days, first of all, of course, by children.

The holiday ends with a torchlight procession. Residents of Mexican cities rush to the cemeteries with gifts for deceased relatives to the sounds of orchestras, with songs, with anticipation of the meeting. In the cemeteries they are having fun, drinking, eating, tearing their clothes, sprinkling their heads with ashes - in general, they are experiencing all possible emotions, so that they can return home at dawn with certainty that even the departed relatives are somewhere near.