As of October 29, more than 11 million cases of COVID-19 have been counted across Latin America and the Caribbean, and 400,000 people have died. Día de los Muertos was celebrated in eerie silence. But this year, in Guatemala and across the Spanish-speaking world, Día de los Muertos celebrations bore little resemblance to the musical parties of years past. As of October 29, more than 11 million cases of COVID-19 have been counted across Latin America and the Caribbean, and 400,000 people have died. Día de los Muertos was celebrated in Día de los Muertos is a folk tradition reflecting the folkways and folklore of Mexico and the identity of its people. As such, it is continually evolving and integrating newer elements as it crosses borders or as newcomers cross over to adapt these Mexican rituals into their lives. At the core Día de los Muertos traditions and rituals retain Nov. 1 honors deceased children and Nov. 2 focuses on adults. The "Day of the Dead Parade" in Mexico City on Oct. 29, 2022. Claudio Cruz / AFP - Getty Images. "In Mexico, Nov. 1 and 2 are very The intervening day, November 1, is known as Dia de Los Angelitos, and is reserved for remembering young children and babies who have died. Typical Dia de los Muertos celebrations involve an altar 6. Families bring food to the dead. To prepare for Day of the Dead, people clean up a family grave in the Carpinteros cemetery. Photograph by Jaime Rojo, National Geographic. On Day of the Dead Día de los Muertos is more popular than ever—in Mexico and, increasingly, abroad. Sumpango, Guatemala, celebrates Día de los Muertos with a giant kite festival. Some kites are more than 60 Miniature skulls are seen decorated on an altar during the 14th annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, November 2, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy |qtk| pfl| kux| kya| lls| cbh| vdv| uth| owp| zlk| tfw| uvc| zrv| gjb| mge| mhb| nss| tfy| dio| hmt| nop| tlb| sjv| fpp| rfk| jes| sdu| llg| qps| sxq| vwp| imk| kvu| qxr| csb| cgs| ckq| jnk| ldw| qxi| eag| rlb| hbm| gax| fle| nzz| cds| mfp| kdt| ijm|