Aside from parades and street-side celebrations, there is tons of food and drinks to aid in the reverie, with tamales marked as the most popular item of the holiday, gifted to friends and family alike.
Also known as Dia de los Muertos, and Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day, The Day of The Dead is held every year on November 1 and 2 and is when Mexicans celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed. The importance of the festival is to treat it as a celebration and not a day of mourning and families clean and decorate the graves of their friends and families, often placing orange Mexican marigolds that are believed to attract the souls of the dead. Aside from parades and street-side celebrations, there is tons of food and drinks to aid in the reverie, with tamales marked as the most popular item of the holiday, gifted to friends and family alike.