It iscelebratedmainlyin Mexicoand Central America, butalsorootedin many placesin the United States,andsettledwhereverMexicans andimmigrants fromCentral America.In addition,thefestivalprzeszczepiłoto suchexotic locationsas Prague orNew ZealandWellingtonas an alternativeto the localcelebration ofChristmason the same subject(butwith a differentmood)or areaction to thecommercializedHalloween (derived fromthe Celtic tradition).The celebrationoutside of Mexico, more broadly,Central America,do not necessarily reflectthe traditionalelements,similarto the situationofHalloween,thereare a lot offree interpretationof anartistic andentertaining.
The origins ofthe Dayof the Deadin Mexicocome from thetraditions of the peoplesof Central America,such asthe Aztecs,Mayans,Taraskowie(Purepecha),NahuaandTotonakowie.Ancestor worshipin theseculturesis at least3000 years.In thepre-Columbianeraroutinelycollectingskullshereas war trophiesandstagedit toshowtheritualssymbolizinglife and death.
It iscelebratedmainlyin Mexicoand Central America, butalsorootedin many placesin the United States,andsettledwhereverMexicans andimmigrants fromCentral America.In addition,thefestivalprzeszczepiłoto suchexotic locationsas Prague orNew ZealandWellingtonas an alternativeto the localcelebration ofChristmason the same subject(butwith a differentmood)or areaction to thecommercializedHalloween (derived fromthe Celtic tradition).The celebrationoutside of Mexico, more broadly,Central America,do not necessarily reflectthe traditionalelements,similarto the situationofHalloween,thereare a lot offree interpretationof anartistic andentertaining.
The origins ofthe Dayof the Deadin Mexicocome from thetraditions of the peoplesof Central America,such asthe Aztecs,Mayans,Taraskowie(Purepecha),NahuaandTotonakowie.Ancestor worshipin theseculturesis at least3000 years.In thepre-Columbianeraroutinelycollectingskullshereas war trophiesandstagedit toshowtheritualssymbolizinglife and death.