Day of the Dead

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Day of the Dead

n.
November 1 and November 2 collectively, celebrated concurrently with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in Mexico and parts of Central America in commemoration of the dead. Also called Día de los Muertos.

[Translation of Spanish Día de los Muertos.]
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On the day of the dead, detained De Lima called on the people to keep the victims of the drug war in memory as they prayed for their departed loved ones.
And add to that the traditional Day of the Dead Festival.
The Mexican Day of the Dead party will feature circus acrobats, Europe's largest confetti cannons and skull face painting.
The society put its own twist on the famous play with a female Lucifer and 'Day of the Dead' theme as inspiration for music, costumes and the set.
The Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is celebrated widely by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans (as well in some other nations) each autumn in remembrance of departed loved ones and in support of their journey in the hereafter.
Tens of thousands of Mexicans line the capital's Reforma boulevard for the Day of the Dead parade, in a country still mourning nearly 500 people killed in earthquakes last month.
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