Día de Muertos

Trick or treat? Halloween is upon us!
As we know, Halloween is celebrated by many cultures in many different ways, but the best known is the American way - a fun celebration where costumes are worn and children go trick-or-treating. In Poland is a quite new tradition, however it arouse many controversies,however, more and more Poles (especially young ones) celebrate Halloween.

But, int this post, I would like to share with you some information about "Day of the Dead" in México, more known as "Día de Muertos".

It is an interesting holiday celebrated in México during the days of November 1 and 2. We should know that they truly believe that the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31, and the spirits of all deceased children (angelitos) are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours. In the evening of November 2nd, the spirits of the adults come down to enjoy the festivities. Mexicans visit cemeteries, decorate the graves and spend time there, in the presence of their deceased friends and family members. They also make elaborately decorated altars (called ofrendas) in their homes to welcome the spirits with offerings of special foods and things that they enjoyed when they were alive.

Mexican cempasúchitl (marigold) is the traditional flower which symbolize death

Catrina - one of the most popular figures of  the Día de Muertos ( the Day of the Death) 

It might look outrageously, but the Mexicans react to death with happiness and joy. They look at death with the same fear as any other culture, but in a different way - they reflect their fear by mocking and living alongside death.
"La muerte es flaca y no puede conmigo" which means "Death is weak and she can't carry me."

And what about you? Would you prefer to celebrate these days as in México?

P.S.: Here you have a worthwile article about that day in which people talk about their own traditions.