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Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
November 2nd
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This important Mexican cultural
and traditional holiday is
observed every year, from
October 31st to November 2nd.
Following the belief that the
departed return for a visit,
families will construct an altar
filled with memories of the
departed, and featuring favorite
foods and drink for them to enjoy.
This year (2006) on November 1st,
elementary school students built
and displayed traditional altars in
the plaza, and high school
students constructed traditional
altars (some of which featured
traditional Yaqui and Papago
artifacts and traditions) in the
Plaza del Arte, across the street
from Pueblo Viejo.
Then, on November 2nd,
hundreds went to the Panteon
(cemetery) to decorate and tend
to the graves of loved ones.
Click on one of the links below to
see more photos:
Plaza altar exhibits
Pueblo Viejo altar exhibits
Flowers
Graves
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To learn more about this holiday, click on
one of the links below:
AZCentral's Day of the Dead Pages
MexicoConnect's Day of the Dead Pages
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