Mexico's Day of the Dead - resource page
A young and smiling calavera
November 1, All Saints Day, and November 2, All Souls Day are marked throughout Mexico by a plethora of intriguing customs that vary widely according to the ethnic roots of each region. Common to all, however, are colorful adornments and lively reunions at family burial plots, the preparation of special foods, offerings laid out for the departed on commemorative altars and religious rites that are likely to include noisy fireworks.
In most localities November 1 is set aside for remembrance of deceased infants and children, often referred to as angelitos (little angels). Those who have died as adults are honored November 2.
- Día de los Muertos
Mexico honors those gone but not forgotten by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
- A Journey With La Calaca
A Día de los Muertos Experience by Bill Begalke
- Photo Essay: Day of the Dead, a Mexican tradition in Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca
by Stephen Dyer Wells
- Day of the Dead - A Celebration
Rituals and traditions can provide a sense of place and timelessness. by David McLaughlin
- Raising the Dead - November marks one of Mexico's most lively traditions.
by Barbara Kastelein
- Mexico's Día de los Muertos - Old & New Traditions
by Judy King
- Burying Eula - A Short Story
by Karen Hursh Graber
- Dia de Muertos: The Dead Come to Life in Mexican Folk Art.
by Mary Jane Gagnier Mendoza
- Pan de los Muertos
Recipe for "Day of the Dead Bread" by Karen Hursh Graber
- Ofrendas - A Significant Part of Honoring Ancestors.
by Dale Palfrey
- Day of the Dead
Celebrating the Days of the Dead: the heart speaks clearly in Michoacan by Cat Gonzalez
- Activites Associated with Dia de los Muertos
Things to do around Guadalajara and Lake Chapala by Dale Hoyt Palfrey - Day of the Dead in Oaxaca
Beliefs and Celebrations by Maria Diaz - "El Panteon"
by Maria Elena
- Your Own Celebration of the Day of the Dead
Doing your own Altar for November 1 by Cat Gonzales - En El Campo Santo
A Personal View by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
- A fictional encounter with "The Boney Woman". by Catrina Farr
- The Mexican Day Of The Dead & The Skeleton at the Feast
Alan Cogan reviews two Day of the Dead books.
- Day Of The Dead Or Alive
by Maggie Van Ostrand
- Los Dias de los Muertos (The Days of the Dead)
by Judy King
- Celebrating the Days of the Dead: The Heart Speaks Clearly in Michoacán
by Cat Gonzales
- Lake Chapala Review - Day Of The Dead
by Cat Gonzales
- Mixquic: The Day of the Dead and All Saints
by Gaceta Consular
- Mexico's Día de Muertos celebration: Is it dying?
by Yuri Awanohara
- Mexican lithographer Jose Guadalupe Posada: Past and present
A look at the most famous artist of the dead by Rita Pomade
Published on
October 20, 2008
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