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The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de (los) Muertos) [2] [3] is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality.
2. Austin, Texas. 2024 marked the 41st annual Viva La Vida festival and parade celebrating Day of the Dead in Austin, TX. It took place on Oct. 26 and included a Grand Procession, hands-on ...
The Hollywood-style Day of the Dead parade was adopted in 2016 by Mexico City to mimic a parade invented for the script of the 2015 James Bond movie “Spectre.” In the film, whose opening ...
Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, acknowledges the symbiotic relationship of life and death. ... People take part in the "Day of the Dead Parade" in Mexico City on October 29, 2022.
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 ...
The parade begins at midday on a Saturday late in October, with about 400 uniformed officers needed to clear the parade route and keep order. [7] This route takes the alebrijes through the historic center of Mexico City, from the main square or Zocalo, onto Paseo de la Reforma down to the Angel de la Independencia. [6]
The Day of the Dead parade on Oct. 30, 2022, in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images)
Pima County Public Library Day of the Dead float for 2009 procession. The All Souls Procession Weekend is an event in Tucson, Arizona. It draws on Mesoamerican, Spanish Roman Catholic, and Mexican rituals, incorporating many diverse cultural traditions with the common goal of honoring and remembering the deceased. [1] [2] [3]