day of the dead is most celebrated in the region of central and south mexico.
day of the dead is most celebrated in the region of central and south mexico.
what region of mexico is day of the dead most celebrated?
central and south
the day of the dead () is a mexican holiday celebrated throughout mexico, in particular the central and south regions, and by people of mexican heritage elsewhere. the multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and helping support their spiritual journey. in mexican culture, death is viewed as a natural part of the human cycle. mexicans view it not as a day of sadness but as a day of celebration because their loved ones awake and celebrate with them. in 2008, the tradition was inscribed in the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by unesco.
day of the dead
originally, the day of the dead as such was not celebrated in northern mexico, where it was unknown until the 20th century because its indigenous people had different traditions. the people and the church rejected it as a day related to syncretizing pagan elements with catholic christianity. they held the traditional 'all saints' day' in the same way as other christians in the world. there was limited mesoamerican influence in this region, and relatively few indigenous inhabitants from the regions of southern mexico, where the holiday was celebrated. in the early 21st century in northern mexico, día de muertos is observed because the mexican government made it a national holiday based on educational policies from the 1960s; it has introduced this holiday as a unifying national tradition based on indigenous traditions.
day of the dead