El Dia De Muerto
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Every year at the end of October and the beginning of November an
ancient tradition is still celebrated on the second of November. The
occasion is "" or as we would call it, The Day of the Dead.
Mexicans more appropriately call it the cult of death because of the
celebration's form and extent. Th ....
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.... instead of somber
sadness usually associated with death. Although the celebrations do
include a mourning ritual called "El Duelo" which means the weeping, the
atmosphere is one of happiness. The tradition is observed by both rural
and urban areas, but there is a slight difference. The rural and poor
classes have very elaborate altars and offerings while the urban middle to
upper class might have a simple offering or mocking attitude toward the
tradition. Some simple offering may include a ....
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