Millions of Mexicans take to the streets and squares to remember the dead

The Day of the Dead is one of the most beloved and representative celebrations of Mexicans.

The celebration is linked to the offerings. The spirits are believed to visit the altars in order, depending on who they are or how they died.

According to the National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development, in pre-Hispanic times the cult of death was one of the basic elements of culture. When someone died he was buried wrapped in a petate and his relatives organized a party in order to guide him on his journey to Mictlan.

In the same way, they placed food that he liked in life, with the belief that he might feel hungry.

The Day of the Dead in the indigenous vision implies the transitory return of the souls of the deceased, who return home, to the world of the living, to live with relatives and to be nourished by the essence of the food that is offered to them in the altars. placed in his honor.

In this celebration, death does not represent an absence but a living presence; tradition designates different days of celebration for each type of deceased.