Día de Muertos

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Día de Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday that honors deceased loved ones with colorful altars, offerings, and celebrations blending Indigenous and Catholic practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican holiday
cultural tradition
religious and cultural observance
alsoKnownAs Día de los Muertos
linked to: Día de Muertos
associatedWithDate All Saints’ Day
All Souls’ Day
associatedWithRegion Central Mexico
Michoacán
Oaxaca
celebratedOn November 1
November 2
countryOfOrigin Mexico
hasActivity cleaning and decorating graves
family gatherings
placing offerings on altars
visiting cemeteries
hasCulturalOrigin Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Indigenous Mesoamerican traditions
hasEnglishName Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
hasKeyElement altar for the dead
candles
favorite foods of the deceased
incense
marigold flowers
music and celebrations
ofrenda
pan de muerto
paper cut-outs (papel picado)
photographs of the deceased
sugar skulls
hasSpanishName Día de Muertos
hasTheme continuity of life and death
joyful remembrance rather than mourning
influencedBy Aztec beliefs about the afterlife
Maya beliefs about the afterlife
mainSymbol calacas (skeleton figures)
calaveras (skulls)
cempasúchil (Mexican marigold)
practicedIn Mexican diaspora communities
Mexico
purpose to honor deceased loved ones
to remember and celebrate the dead
recognizedBy UNESCO
religiousSyncretismOf Catholic beliefs
Indigenous beliefs
typicalDrink hot chocolate
typicalFood atole
pan de muerto
tamales
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2008
UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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November containsHolidayInMexico Día de Muertos
Fruitvale hasEvent Día de los Muertos festival
linked to: Día de Muertos
Coco theme Día de los Muertos
linked to: Día de Muertos
Southern Mexico hasCulturalTradition Day of the Dead celebrations
subject linked to: southern Mexico
linked to: Día de Muertos
State of Michoacán traditionalFestival Noche de Muertos on Lake Pátzcuaro
linked to: Día de Muertos
Michoacán knownFor Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
Day of the Dead in San Andrés Mixquic partOf Day of the Dead in Mexico
linked to: Día de Muertos
Tom Savini notableWork Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Tom Savini workedOn Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Olvera Street celebrates Día de los Muertos
linked to: Día de Muertos
Old Town Albuquerque hasCulturalEvent Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
Mexican people intangibleCulturalHeritage Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Hollywood Forever Cemetery notableFor Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
All Souls Procession inspiredBy Día de los Muertos
linked to: Día de Muertos
Greg Nicotero notableWork Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Día de Muertos hasEnglishName Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Día de Muertos alsoKnownAs Día de los Muertos
linked to: Día de Muertos
La Huasteca Hidalguense hasFestivityType Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
Costa Chica of Guerrero culturalTradition Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
Huejutla de Reyes hasReligiousFestivity Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
Grim Fandango inspiredBy Mexican Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Mamá Imelda culturalContext Día de Muertos
Mamá Coco centralThemeConnection Day of the Dead remembrance
linked to: Día de Muertos
Land of the Dead inspiredBy Día de Muertos
Noche de Alebrijes associatedWith Day of the Dead season
linked to: Día de Muertos
Hispanic Catholics celebrate Día de los Muertos (in Catholic forms)
linked to: Día de Muertos
San Andrés Cholula hasCulturalEvent Día de Muertos celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
Under the Volcano narrativeDate Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Lake Pátzcuaro touristAttraction Day of the Dead night vigils
linked to: Día de Muertos
parish cemetery of San Andrés Apóstol event Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
linked to: Día de Muertos
Alumbrada associatedWith Día de Muertos
Alumbrada associatedWith Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Alumbrada occursDuring Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos
San Andrés Apóstol church associatedWith Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
San Andrés Mixquic celebrates Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
San Andrés Mixquic tourismAttraction Day of the Dead festivities
linked to: Día de Muertos
Miguel Rivera celebrationContext Día de Muertos
Héctor Rivera associatedWithHoliday Día de Muertos
The Book of Life inspiredBy Day of the Dead
linked to: Día de Muertos
Atlixco hasFestival Day of the Dead celebrations
linked to: Día de Muertos