HOW IS CELEBRATED "DAY OF THE DEAD" AROUND THE WORLD?
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Day of the Dead is celebrated around the world; it is one of the most important festivities in Mexico. The festivity honors dead with a celebration that involves food, dance and colorful decorations. Variety of colors are used to bring meaning and life into houses and buildings. Each place has a different way to celebrate the Day of the Dead. When it comes to honor an important familiar, customs and traditions are the key.
Do you know that Toltecs believed that dead people return to Earth and visit their families for about two days?
Discover the extraordinary ways to celebrate the Day of the Dead around the world, maybe you can spend the next holiday with different ideas and gifts to your long-lost loved ones.
The beauty of Day of the Dead in Mexico
Mexico is the place that comes to our mind when we talk about “Day of the Dead”; it was inspired by a Gooddess Mictecacíhualt in pre-Columbian period.
Nowadays, people visit the graves of their loved ones and set up offering, such a cempaxúchilt (a flower that symbolizes the sun) and food with a deep meaning. Food is a feeling, and our favorite food is a thing that give us satisfaction and happiness. The favorite food of our loved ones is put on the grave. All of this to invoke their spirits. When one of my aunt’s love one passed away, she put coke cans around the grave, it was the favorite drink of my uncle.
Nicaragua’s Day of the Dead
Family tomb is the key event in Nicaragua’s celebration. Food and drinks are sold on November 2nd. Cemeteries are fill with candles, flowers and offerings. The National flower of Nicaragua is Sacuanjoche.
Ireland’s Day of the Dead
They believe that the souls of the dead return to their family home on All Soul’s Night. In other places of Ireland, kids have an important appointment. They go “soul-caking”, visiting neighbors to beg for cakes in exchange for prayers to be said for the dead.
1. Irish go to bed early, but before it, they visit the cementer and clean the grave, dedicate players and leave a candle burning.
2. Before bed, they once again light a candle for each of those who have passed. The candle is left in a window that faced the cemetery. When the evening prayer finished, the candle is extinguished.
Halloween in United States
Halloween is one of the most important holidays in US. Dressing up like monsters, zombies and horror movie characters has been popularized by movies and TV. Children’s believe that it is a day when you can trick-or-treat. Places like Guatemala, Mexico and United States celebrate the Day of the Dead at big.
If you want to experience Halloween, every year, New York City Village Halloween Parade, attracts thousands of people dressed in costumes who gather at 6th avenue for a parade through Greenwich Village.
The Indian Day of the Dead
Shraddha and Mahalaya are celebrated in India. They can be referred to as the Day of the Dead. In Shraddha Hindu families perform rituals with food offerings and prayers. Meanwhile, Mahalaya have a particular place in West Bengal and among Bengali communities. On Mahalaya, people tend to wake up early to listen the “Enchanting Malahaya Mantras”; it is the beginning of the festive season.
