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Andrade, Mary J. Day of the Dead A Passion for Life – Día de los Muertos Pasión por la Vida. La Oferta Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9791624-04; Anguiano, Mariana, et al. Las tradiciones de Día de Muertos en México. Mexico City 1987. Brandes, Stanley (1997). "Sugar, Colonialism, and Death: On the Origins of Mexico's Day of the Dead".
One of the many well-known representations of the Day of the Dead, La Calavera Catrina, which translates to "elegant skull," first appeared in 1910 as a skeletal figure wearing an elaborate outfit.
April 22 in recent years 2024 (Monday) ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year ... Earth Day (International observance) ...
New Year's Day: Año Nuevo: On date First day of the year. February 5 Constitution Day: Día de la Constitución: First Monday of February March 21 Benito Juárez's Birthday Natalicio de Benito Juárez: Third Monday of March May 1 Labour Day: Día del Trabajo: On date Established in 1923, Labor Day commemorates the Mexican workers' union ...
In Europe, historians have thought the three- day festival of the dead is a ritualistic remembrance of the deluge in which Halloween the first night is depicting the wickedness of the world before the flood. The second night is spent celebrating the saved who survived the deluge and the last night is meant as an honoring to those who would ...
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
After tallying more than 37,000 votes from around the globe, the company on Monday announced the 2024 Oxford Word of The Year: ... November 15, 2022. Adopted by Gen Z and Gen Alpha, it gained new ...
The tōnalpōhualli ("day count") consists of a cycle of 260 days, each day signified by a combination of a number from 1 to 13, and one of the twenty day signs. With each new day, both the number and day sign would be incremented: 1. Crocodile is followed by 2. Wind, 3. House, 4. Lizard, and so forth up to 13. Reed.