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Calaveras Candles - Day of the Dead "Dia de los Muertos". The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is celebrated in Mexico and Mexican communities where it attains the quality of a National Holiday. The celebration takes place on November 1st and 2nd, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars...
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Calaveras Candles - Day of the Dead "Dia de los Muertos". The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is celebrated in Mexico and Mexican communities where it attains the quality of a National Holiday. The celebration takes place on November 1st and 2nd, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts.
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