The History Of Dia De Los Muertos and Why You Shouldn`t Appropriate It
To most Americans, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is the “Mexican Halloween.” While this isn’t the case, the vast majority of folks don’t know the actual origins and meanings of the holiday.
The term artesanía roughly translates to “handcrafts” or “folk art” although cultural differences mean that the terms are not completely equal.
More details about the practice of human sacrifice during earlier times in Mexico are offered in a new book by a Mexican archaeologist.
If you fancy eating some pib during Day of the Dead celebrations, Kanasín, Yucatán, might be the place to go. And there ought to be plenty of it.