The celebration of Day of the Dead varies from region to
region, from village to village, but all have a common
principle: the family gathers to welcome souls, place altars
and offerings, visit the cemetery and arrange tombs , attend
religious services, dismiss visitors and sit at the table to
share food, which after having been raised the offering, have
lost their aroma and taste, as the deceased have taken their
essence.
It tells the story and the tradition that
has passed from word of mouth
between generations, that the souls
arrive in order to the 12 hours of each
day, being the most generalized order
October 28: day when those who died because of an
accident and never were able to reach their
destination, or those who had a sudden and violent
death.
October 29: to the drowned
October 30: to the souls alone
and forgotten, who have no
relatives. to remember them;
orphans and criminals.
October 31: Limbo, those
who were never born or did
not receive baptism.
November 1: children, also
referred to as "little angels"
November 2: Dead adults
The most representative element of the Day of the Dead
in Mexico are the altars with their offerings, a
representation of our vision about death, full of
allegories and meanings