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| Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and around the world in many cultures. |
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| Tradition connected with the holiday include creating private altars (ofrendas) using marigolds, sugared skulls, sweet bread, the favorite foods and beverages of the departed. The dead receive a warm and festive welcome from the living during the observance of Dia de los Muertos in Mexico. |
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| At sundown families & friends gather sharing food & drink and reminisce with the departed recounting stories and events of the past year. |
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| Scholars trace the modern day Mexican holiday to indigenous observances dating back hundred of years to an Aztec festival dedicated to a goddess named Mictecacihuatl (a deity whose role is watching over the bones of the dead) |
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