{"id":1750,"date":"2021-10-31T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T20:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2021-10-21T15:40:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:40:35","slug":"el-dia-de-los-muertos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/2021\/10\/31\/el-dia-de-los-muertos\/","title":{"rendered":"El d\u00eda de los Muertos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Day of the Dead<\/strong>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;traditional holiday celebrated in Mexico and is elsewhere associated with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints\u2019 Day (1 November) and All Souls\u2019 Day (2 November). It is both a remembrance and celebration for the dearly departed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/10\/skull.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/10\/skull.jpg 314w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/10\/skull-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 85vw, 314px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>November 1, called D\u00eda de Los Inocentes, or D\u00eda de Los Angelitos, is the day on which the lives of lost children are remembered. November 2 is the officially recognized D\u00eda de Los Muertos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/10\/altar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1751\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During the day, people visit cemeteries and build altars (ofrendas), &nbsp;to offer food and toys to those who have died and is commonly seen as a day of celebration rather than mourning. Some of the home altars might have pan de muerto (bread of the dead) and atole (a corn- and masa-based beverage). Pillows and blankets are left out so the deceased can rest after their long journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calaveras (sugar skulls) are another common symbol seen during Day of the Dead because death is celebrated as a natural part of life, sugar skulls, with big smiles and bright colours are painted on masks and faces and worn during the celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/10\/skulls.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/10\/skulls.jpg 318w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2021\/10\/skulls-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 85vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In modern Mexico the marigold is sometimes called&nbsp;<em>Flor de Muerto<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8216;Flower of Dead&#8217;). These flowers are thought to attract&nbsp;souls&nbsp;of the dead to the offerings. It is also believed the bright petals with a strong scent can guide the souls from cemeteries to their family homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Day of the Dead&nbsp;is a&nbsp;traditional holiday celebrated in Mexico and is elsewhere associated with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints\u2019 Day (1 November) and All Souls\u2019 Day (2 November). It is both a remembrance and celebration for the dearly departed. November 1, called D\u00eda de Los Inocentes, or D\u00eda de Los Angelitos, is the day &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/2021\/10\/31\/el-dia-de-los-muertos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;El d\u00eda de los Muertos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":572,"featured_media":1752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-annual-celebration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/572"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1750"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1756,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1750\/revisions\/1756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}