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The Day of The Dead
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Today, people don wooden skull masks called calacas and dance in honor of their deceased relatives. The wooden skulls also are placed on altars that are dedicated to the dead. Sugar skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the forehead.
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It was a ritual the indigenous people had been practicing at least 3,000 years. A ritual the Spaniards would try unsuccessfully to eradicate. Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Mexico and certain parts of the United States, including metro Phoenix.
More than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now central Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to mock death.
The day of the dead is a Mexican holiday that takes place on november first and second.
Although the ritual has since been merged with Catholic theology, it still maintains the basic principles of the Aztec ritual, such as the use of skulls.
This celebration is a mixture of a catholic called all saint’s day and aztec lord called “Mictlantecuhtli” lord of the dead. This celebration is one of the most important celebrations in Mexico to commemorate our dead relatives.