It is celebrated mainly on the 1st and 2nd of November, coinciding with the Catholic
celebrations of the Day of the Faithful and All Saints.
Day of the dead offering must have: aromas, Arc, paper chopped, Representation of fire,
flowers, Skulls, Food, Alcoholic drinks, Personal items, Ornaments.
Catrín is called a man who is always very well dressed, elegant from head to toe, always neat. The
catrín arose in the time of the Porfiriato, these characters of the Mexican culture were walking through
the streets of the historic center of Mexico City dressed in a striped suit his cane and his bowler citing
the great band Café Tacvba who have a song dedicated for this popular icon.
Mexico is a country with a concept of death totally alien to Europeans. Society works in the old continent as if death did not exist, a term
that is not pronounced because it burns on the lips. On the other hand, as Octavio Paz said, "the Mexican haunts her, mocks her, caresses
her, sleeps with her, is one of her favorite toys and her most permanent love".
in the schools it is customary to place an offering for the deceased by performing a
sceremony in which they say what the parts of the offering mean.