Every year in Mexico, Central America and parts of the southwestern United States celebrate life with a festival for the dead. On November first and second each year, Los Dias de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, people visit the gravesides of their loved ones with gifts. AZ Central: Indigenous people wouldn't let 'Day of the Dead' die
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Celebrated annually on November first and second
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Altars to the dead are built in some placesDay of the Dead: Altar Traditions
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People dress as ghouls, ghosts and skeletons and parade through the streets with an empty coffinHolidays on the Net: Dia de los Muertos
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A cake called pan de muerto is made to resemble bonesMexOnline: Day of the Dead
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Similar to the original customs and traditions associated with Halloween
