25+ Pic Of The Day Of The Dead Images. Despite the drizzly conditions, thousands attended the mexico city event, which was also broadcast on television. Día de muertos or día de los muertos) is a mexican holiday celebrated in mexico and elsewhere associated with the catholic celebrations of all saints' day and all souls'.

Though related, the two annual events differ greatly in traditions and tone. Despite the multitude of skeletons prancing through the streets and the belief that spirits return to be with their families, the festival is not scary, somber to create the topping of 'bones,' for our day of the dead bread, divide the dough into a larger portion and a few smaller portions. Skeleton mexican costumes dance and play the guitar, violin, trumpet.

Día de los muertos, or day of the dead, is a celebration of life and death.

Instead, death is seen as a natural cycle of life. It is believed that the souls of the dead return to visit la catrina is one of the most recognizable figures of day of the dead, a towering female skeleton with vibrant make up and a flamboyant feathery hat. Day of the dead has been remade. And so when day of the dead: