Video: Family celebrates Dia de los Muertos in the cemetery

via mexicoreporter.com

This past Monday, November 2 many Mexicans celebrated Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

Because it is a national holiday and the girls were out of school, we decided to drive outside the city. As usual, we were impressed that the cemeteries were full of people--living people!

I ran across this short video of a Mexican family explaining some of their beliefs and practices for Dia de Los Muertos.

Filed under  //   Day of the Dead   Mexican Culture   Mexico   Syncretism  

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