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The relatives of the deceased.
It is a Spanish holiday in which they honor their deceased relatives. It is NOT Halloween.
The people attending a funeral as friends or relatives of the deceased are called the mourners.
So that the spirits of the deceased come and visit their relatives. The food offerings, known as "ofrendas" are composed of the favorite dishes of the deceased, and are to be enjoyed by them who "remember" what the taste of food was when they were alive.
Deceased is ended or dead.
The antonym for deceased is living or alive.
It is not a picnic by itself; on their dead relatives graves, they assemble altars with food, beverages and stuff likened by the deceased with the intention to honor them.
expired, dead, deceased, gone to heaven,
Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased., A dead person; one deceased.
the day of the dead is a holiday that is celebrated in Mexico this day is similar to Halloween on this day, people would offer gifts and food for deceased relatives that were said to rise that night. people would also dress like spirits to "blend in". cool isn't it?
The word dead and the word deceased can mean the same thing and so they are synonyms.
You don't wait for anything. On this day all relatives that have passed on are commemorated. Many people create alter where one places the deceased person's picture and offer food and drink to them in case they hunger or thirst in the afterlife.