Times Union28d
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways
In Mexico City, parades will feature people in colorful customs with large skull masks while skull-shaped floats move through the streets to the rhythm of Aztec drums. Marigolds, skull-painted faces ...
Religion News Service26d
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways
(The Conversation) — The Aztecs deliberated on how to continue their traditions and preserve their group identity following the Spanish invasion. (The Conversation) — Every year, five hours ...
The Conversation28d
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways
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San Antonio Express-News29d
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways
(THE CONVERSATION) Every year, five hours west of Mexico City on Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, residents flock to the island of Janitzio to visit the graves of their departed relatives.
AZ Central22d
'Death is just as beautiful as life:' What is Day of the Dead and when is it?
Elements of Catholicism and Christianity were later incorporated into the Indigenous death ritual after the colonization of the Aztec empire ... sugar skull face-painting and masks are some ...