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Day of the Dead
The Day of the Dead in Oaxaca celebrated in conmenoración of the souls of the deceased ancestors, which are believed to return to the underworld to live with his family, so it seeksto entertain them in the most careful with an offering. The first of November is "to bring the dead", the custom is to give to relatives and friends of the family a sample of the food provided thatthe offering up of dead. Delivery is door to door. This day they worship the "angels", ie to relatives who died in infancy. On November 2 the deceased is worshiped adults, and in most of the villagesnear the Central Valley is a tradition to go to the cemeteries and graveyards to fix the graves of the faithful departed and "live with them".
Oaxacans Catholics strive for a unique way to make thealtar of the dead in their homes, workplaces or schools, what makes this day very special among the Catholic population out of town. In Oaxaca there during that time various activities, such asexhibitions and rugs dead altars made of sand, lighting candles niches General Pantheon, food tasting and a variety of artistic events.
Gay Priest tells us that in your celebration of the Day of the Deadamong the ancient peoples from Oaxaca, whose day corresponds to the time when we celebrate now, "killing the Indians were preparing turkeys and other birds, and they prepared a variety of dishes,protruding between the "petlaltamali" or tamales and "totomoli" or mole. these delicacies were placed on the altar of the house as an offering to the dead and, when night came, the family members around thealtar praying to by the gods to intercession of their dead, they concediensen health, good harvests and prosperity. Throughout the night did not dare look up, for fear that if at that time the deadwere enjoying the food, suffer the fate . A following morning congratulated for having done his duty and the food were given away to the poor and strangers. The dead had taken the nourishing of them,...