Celebrating the Dead
A mariachi band plays at a cemetery in Mexico’s Michoacan state on Dia de los Muertos, “Day of the Dead.” During this holiday, people in Mexico and other parts of Latin America celebrate the lives of the deceased. Music is played, feasts are prepared, and graves are adorned with flowers to welcome back the spirits of relatives who have passed. In this cultural context, death is not something to be feared or dreaded, but rather a part of life that is embraced (National Geographic, 2015).
A mariachi band plays at a cemetery in Mexico’s Michoacan state on Dia de los Muertos, “Day of the Dead.” During this holiday, people in Mexico and other parts of Latin America celebrate the lives of the deceased. Music is played, feasts are prepared, and graves are adorned with flowers to welcome back the spirits of relatives who have passed. In this cultural context, death is not something to be feared or dreaded, but rather a part of life that is embraced (National Geographic, 2015).
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