Best Mexican Cities For Dia De Los Muertos

Mexican holiday celebrated in Mexico and elsewhere associated with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, and is held on November 1 and 2. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pray for and to remember friends and family members who have died. UNESCO inscribed the tradition in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. The festivity has become a national symbol and as such is taught in the nation's school system, typically asserting a native origin.