(D ía de los Muertos is celebrated on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, minor holidays in the Catholic calendar.)Īssured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, D ía de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Although marked throughout Latin America, D ía de los Muertos is most strongly associated with Mexico, where the tradition originated.ĭ ía de los Muertos honors the dead with festivals and lively celebrations, a typically Latin American custom that combines indigenous Aztec ritual with Catholicism, imposed on the region by Spanish conquistadores. D ía de los Muertos-the Day of the Dead-is a holiday celebrated on November 1.
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