Desert Mirage HS 2020

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We have all seen the extravagant skulls and paintings at Dia de Los Muertos, but what do they represent. Day of the Dead originally was a tradition followed by the Mexican culture, as years have gone by it has impacted so much it became a Latin American tradition. To start, do not get Day of the Dead confused with the Mexican Halloween. Junior Paola Bravo, loves when the time of the year comes around because she gets to express her artistic talent and honor the people who have passed. Dia de Los Muertos festivities happen over the course of two days with an explosion of color and life-affirming joy. "I thought it was going to be a dark, boring festival I only came to get extra credit for my Spanish class, yet I had a lot of fun

and got to expand my knowledge about my ancestor's history. Maybe next year I will even do an altar." Junior- Ivan Romero, said. The theme was death, but the point was to demonstrate love and respect for deceased family members. Junior Bryan Velazquez said,"My father passed away two years ago, ever since, when Dia de Los Muertos comes around, I get a tingling feeling and it makes me so happy that my school offers a day to celebrate our loved ones that have past, but best of all I get to buy my father Pan de Muerto (Day of the dead bread), his favorite." The traditional belief in Mexico is that the spirits are hungry due to waking up and having to travel back to the realm of the living. So the foods would be your loved one's favorite meals but traditionally people have bread for the dead, a sweet bread along with drinks, including pulque and atole.

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Dia de los Muertos