Today
is officially el Dia de los Muertos, celebrating our loved ones who will come
back to make a special visit to us. Today, a lot of people go to the cemeteries
to decorate the tombstones of their loved ones who have passed away and are in
a better place right now. They decorate their tombstone with cempasuchil
flowers, bread and the food they loved eating while they were alive. Of course
we couldn’t forget the candles that light up everything. The candles for us
represent the light that the souls of our loved ones will follow in order to
cross and be at peace. The candles also represent the light that the souls will
follow to guide them to our homes because we just want our loved ones to come
in our homes and feel welcomed while they are visiting us one more time. Today
is the day the families gather together to eat the typical Mexican dishes they
preparer to celebrate el Dia de Muertos and so that the souls who come back
from the death enjoy them as well. On this day the families also gather
together to make prayers for all the lives that are gone but that will forever
be remembered. Today some people also go out to see the altars that are created
around the city or community they live in. They go to appreciate the artistic
ways of making them and to see the variety of altars that are made. Feliz Dia
de los Muertos!
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