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The Day of the Dead is a grand festival, full of joy and celebration everywhere. According to Mexican folk customs, 165438+ 10/month 1 day is "Youth Spirit Festival" and the 2nd day is "Soul Festival". Since June+10/October 3 1 day in 5438 was the "Halloween night" in western countries, many Mexicans, especially children, began to celebrate the "Day of the Dead" from that day and were jubilant everywhere for three consecutive days.

Step 2 pay tribute to the dead

According to Mexican folk customs, the deceased can feel the attitude of their loved ones through coffins placed at home and flowers decorating the cemetery. All preparations must be very careful, because they believe that if the deceased feels that the memorial ceremony is not done well, the deceased will bring illness to the head of the family. On the other hand, if the deceased are satisfied, there will be a good corn harvest, which will satisfy their relatives' food for one year and improve their daily life.

Introduction to the Day of the Dead

/kloc-In the early 6th century, Spain conquered the Aztec Empire and occupied what is now Mexico. For religious and political reasons, they forced indigenous people to convert to Catholicism. The festivals introduced by missionaries are "All Hallows' Day" and "All Souls' Day", which are 1 1 and1October 2, respectively.

In these two festivals, the indigenous people integrated their traditional culture to commemorate the dead. So the Day of the Dead has become a unique mixture of these two festivals.