Our MNJHS Spanish classes celebrated the Day of the Dead today and yesterday. They made sugar skull replicas and paid their respects to family members, adults and children, who have passed. As a bonus, they also shared their Day of the Dead bread with many of us. It was delicious!
Día de Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.