People build shrines or altars to their deceased loved ones, offering them gifts. The gifts are things such as sugar skulls, marigolds, and other things that the loved one treasured. Many people choose to visit the graves of their loved ones during El Día de los Muertos. A lot of time, parties are thrown in honor of the dead and food is prepared. The idea is to honor the dead and celebrate them. See Wikipedia the Wikipedia page in the related links below to get more information.
The Day of the Dead, or El Dia de los Muertos, is all about celebrating and remembering those who have passed, children get a special say in the ceremonies, and although it is a dark subject it is well celebrated...
Mexicans celebrate the death of their loved ones in the cemetry. This festival sounds mournful but it is infact a colourful ceremony with many colours and smiles!
dance around things that they like to have fun with....well its a educated guess.
The day of the dead is on the 16th of September, it is a joyful day for the dead and living in Mexico.
Nothing; Mexico does not celebrate Halloween.
Dia de muertos
With cultural convergence, cultures are coming together. With cultural divergence cultures are kept separate. Celebrating Cinco De Mayo in the United States is an example of cultural convergence. The Day of the Dead Celebration in Mexico is an example of cultural divergence.
It is a religious celebration. It is not observed, but many people and businesses close to attend such celebration in Mexico.
Day of the Dead.
it symbolize that they are hungry
The "Day of the Dead" is a Mexican cultural celebration and not an official Catholic feast or observance.
It has been a celebration held in Mexico for thousands of years; when the Spanish conquered Mexico in the 16th century, they made a mix of Catholic and native beliefs, thus creating the Day of the Dead. This is known as cultural syncretism.
Both; it is a common celebration just as Halloween is to US.
It forms part of the Dia de muertos / Day of the dead celebration.
Death or the grim reaper. If you mean a sugar or chocolate skull, it is a mocking of the death that usually forms part of the "Day of the dead" celebration in Mexico.
Sugar skulls are made in central and southern Mexico, as part of the Day of the Dead (November 1 and 2) celebration.
They don't. They however, have a celebration known as Day of the Dead, which is held to remember those who have passed away. This celebration is held between November 1 and 2 of each year.
The day of the dead is a celebration like halloween in Mexico. The Day Of The Dead is where everyone celebrates for the people that have passed on into another demintion. They aren't afraid of death. They're accually excited for it.