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No, Day of the Dead is not ‘Mexican Halloween.’ But it is like All Souls Day. A guide to traditions
El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a day of celebration that began in Mexico and Central America and eventually made its way to the U.S. as well. “The tradition of the Day of the ...
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When you’re a Mexican Jew, Halloween and Day of the Dead are complicated
How could I simultaneously use this day — when the veil between the living and dead is at its most thin, when my Mexican ancestors might be ready to connect with me — when I was also Jewish ...
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Pan de muerto (Mexican Day of the Dead bread)
that is usually baked on the days leading up to and on the Day of the Dead (1–2 November) in Mexico. The shape of the bread represents a skull and bones. It is delicious eaten freshly made ...