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Day of the Dead
Explore and celebrate one of Mexico's most ancient and popular traditions
A celebration of life
life + death
How Day of the Dead is celebrated
Altars, folk art, music and dance
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Intangible Heritage
The Festival of Death in Mexico
One of Mexico’s most colorful and ancient traditions
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A unique mexican stamp
Remembering Loved Ones
A community commemorates the lives of the departed
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A personal relationship with the dead
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Follow artist Juan Manuel Acevedo creating a 360 artwork inspired by the Day of the Dead.
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History + culture
Ancient funerary cults
Death in the History of Mexico
Making sense of the universe in a Pre-Hispanic Era
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Mexican identity
Day of the Dead and Mestizaje
The roots of the celebration
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Tradition and Celebration
A Fiesta of Color
Dia de Muertos in Mexico City
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Ofrendas: honoring, remembering and celebrating
What is an Ofrenda?
Zoom in on this colorful tradition
The Meaning of the Altar
Different families explain the elements of their ofrendas
Funeralia: Objects Associated with Death
And the values that they reveal
Art is in the Bones
Dolores Olmedo pays homage to Mexican arts and crafts
Calaveras 💀
Editorial Feature
4 Types of Calavera You'll see on Day of the Dead
Online Exhibit
The Lady of the Dead
The story behind Catrina and a poem by Xánath Caraza
Editorial Feature
Funny Bones
Who was José Guadalupe Posada?
Online Exhibit
Skulls in Popular Art
From clay, cardboard, magic and history
Online Exhibit
Respect and Humour in Cartoon Calaveras
By José Guadalupe Posada, Leopoldo Méndez and other graphic artists
Online Exhibit
La Catrina: The Character Not To Be missed
Various artists recreate the Day of the Dead tradition
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Monumental Skeletons
Promoting traditional culture through the arts
Death in art
Death in The Eyes of The World
MUMEDI
The Skeleton Following the Footsteps of Diego and Frida
Museo Dolores Olmedo
Death: From Our Ancestors to the Artisans
Museo Dolores Olmedo
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Day of the Dead at San Andrés Mixquic Cemetery
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Dolores Olmedo Museum
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Cemetery of San Fernando
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National Museum of Death
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San Sebastián del Oeste Cemetery
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Museum of Folk Art
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History of the offering at the Dolores Olmedo Museum
Day of the Dead Traditions in Oaxaca
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"La Catrina" Mexican Folk Art
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Altar of the Dead
José Guadalupe Posada at the Museo del Estanquillo
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Traditional Aztec Dance
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