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Day of the Dead Figurines and Art
Los dias de los muertos or Noche de los Muertos or el Dia de Difuntos, as celebrated in Latin
America, is a celebration of death, a festival of communion between the
living and the dead. Preparation includes making offerings and
decorating gravesites. This is all in preparation for the souls' return
to their homes and the family reunions. The festivities begin October 27
with the return of those souls without homes or survivors to visit.
October 28 those souls who were victim to murder, violence, or accident
return. October 31 brings home the souls of dead children. On November 1
adult souls arrive and by November 2 the festivities have come to an
end and all souls have departed. In Latin America, as in all societies,
death is an emotional and very difficult aspect of life; still, the
people deal with it in a very unique manner stemming from their
religious and cultural roots. They remember their passed loved ones,
celebrate their lives and deaths, and mock death itself. Figurines
depicting people from all walks of life as skeletons are a traditional
example of this mockery.
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