I think the Mexicans got it started
i am pretty sure the Aztec's did
Because it's their culture.
Because it is! now get over it!
day of the dead lasts two days the first day is to remember the dead children and the second day is to remember the dead adults. back when day of the dead first started it would last three months
All Souls Day or Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos.
In the state of Michoacan, and in Tenochtitlan, Mexico City.
Katarina in the 'Day of the Dead' of Spanish culture is the first spanish queen who died. She is now celebrated and remembered dearly every year at the end of October and the first and second of November. (Day of the Dead, All Saint's Day, and All Souls' Day)
Day of the Dead, Fiestas and mural painting
people started ANZAC day this changed their culture as they remembered how many soldier's died for NZ
Long before there were "cultures" man spoke to the dead. We have revered our ancestors and honoured dead as protectors, guides and advisers since we walked the plains and lived in caves.
Independence Day in Panama, Culture Day in Japan. November 2 is El Dia De Los Muertes, or the Day of the Dead.