In this paper I will be discussing Dia de los Muertos. I choose this topic because it seemed interesting, and not many people know about Dia de los Muertos. Dia de los Muertos is also known as the Day of the Dead. Dia de los Muertos is a Latin American custom that mixes indigenous Aztec ritual and Catholicism together, and is strongly associated with Mexican culture. Catholicism is a type of Christian religion that is loyal to the Roman Catholic Church and the leader of that church (the pope). Throughout this paper I will be discussing how Dia de los Muertos is celebrated, why it's celebrated, and how it’s similarities to other religions in the United States. Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1st, normally in homes, at cemeteries, …show more content…
and out in public. It is celebrated by families and children, in different ways, to help those who have decreased loved ones celebrate life rather than be sad or mourn. There are parties, food, drinking, and different activities to help celebrate the life of the deceased. Children celebrate by dancing, eating candy, and learning about having respect towards life and not to fear death. Children celebrate on October 31 at midnight, because that’s when the spirits of deceased children are allowed to reunite with their families for at least 24 hours. While Dia de los Muertos is going on some families go to visit their loved ones at their grave site, and while they visit the families pull up weeds, clean, decorate the grave site, etc. Afterwards the families celebrate at the cemetery by eating, drinking, singing, and telling the deceased favorite stories. On the other hand, some families celebrate at their homes. They decorate their homes with colors, pictures, flowers, candles, etc. Most of the time families create altars,or Ofendas, as a way to honor their deceased loved ones. The altars are created by getting a table and covering it with a fine tablecloth, that is normally white, and then cut tissue paper is set over the tablecloth.Altars are considered an important part of the Dia de los Muertos celebrations. The alters aren’t to worship the deceased, due to their Christian- Catholic beliefs, but to show their respects or show they are being loved, and thought about on earth. They place food, pictures, fruits, etc. on the altar and sometimes cigarettes, or liquor, that the deceased used to like. Drinks are normally placed on the altar and around the house to help quench the deceased thirst from traveling home to visit.The food that is placed around the house, and altar, isn’t to be eaten but to be enjoyed because of the aroma. However, in public Dia de los Muertos is celebrated by having street parties, parades, festivals, etc. In many ways Dia de los Muertos is celebrated like other Christian religions and customs.
Dia de los Muertos is similar to how Christians celebrate Christmas. This is because many Christians believe that everyday should be like Christmas, due to the showing of love and happiness to everyone. Also, the positive and compassionate atmosphere that is associated with Christmas should be the atmosphere all year long according to most Christian. This is because everyone finds a way to get together and celebrate together for Christmas. Likewise, Dia de los Muertos that is celebrated by Catholicism is believed to be the time the decreased come back, and is known to give guidance,provide council, support, etc. When the deceased visits earth it is known to bring a loving and happy spirit with them; which is similar to the atmosphere of Christmas. Another similarity would be how Memorial Day in the United States is celebrated in order to remember the ones that have passed on, and Dia de los Muertos is a holiday that is celebrated to help celebrate the dead as well. On the other hand, many people would compare Halloween and Dia de los Muertos to be similar because they both symbolize death and spirits. However, on Halloween the souls of the deceased are often known to be as malevolent or angry. But Dia de los Muertos views the souls of the deceased as loving, happy, and content. Even though they both have similarities they are still some what
different. All in all Dia de los Muertos is a special celebration to help those who have based on. Even though many people fear death, it seems as though, this celebrate helps bring on the positive side of death. This event symbolize something special and unique for Latin American custom in Catholicism, that not many people don’t know about. On the other hand, it is celebrated and similarly to many holidays we celebrate in the United States.
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Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, minor holidays in the Catholic calendar. The indigenous people believed that the gates to heaven were opened at midnight on October thirty-first, and the deceased children, or angelitos, are allowed to reunite with their families for twenty-four hours. On November second, the spirits of the adults come to enjoy the festivities that are prepared for them. On this day in Mexico, the streets near the cemeteries are filled with decorations of papel picado, flowers, candy skulls, and parades. Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de Los Muertos celebrated the lives of the deceased with food, drinks, party, and activities that the dead enjoyed during their lives.In order to celebrate, the families of the deceased make altars and place offerings of the food, sugar skulls, candles, incense, and yellow marigolds for the departed loved one. Most importanlty, a photo of the departed soul In most villages, Dia de los
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