Dia De Los Muertos Art
Day of the Dead has been compared to Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican public festival commemorating the 1862 Battle of Puebla that is celebrated sparingly in the United States but is the subject of intense marketing campaigns for beer, tequila, and bars. However, as the country grows less C.I.A., the event has become as much about celebrating Mexican – or Mexican-ness – as it has been about commemorating the fallen. Dia de los muertos art was traditionally a small-scale event, a three-day holiday held from October 31 to November 2 during which the living communed with the spirits of the dead and families recalled their loved ones at graveyard vigils and altars filled with food, drink, and flowers. Following the Dia de Muertos celebrations in Mexico this past weekend, we thought we'd use this time to delve a bit more into the holiday, as well as highlight a few additional Mexican events that travelers should keep an eye out for in 2021. Let's take a look at the fiestas of Mexico,...