Friday marks the beginning of three days of Día de Muertos

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Day of the Dead in Mexico is not Halloween. Halloween is about having spooky fun, about costumes, candy, and safe thrills from fear; Día de Muertos is about memory, about honoring deceased loved ones and making peace with the eventuality of death by treating it familiarly without fear and dread. It begins on October 31. In Oaxacan tradition families visit the graves they have decorated holding vigil and sharing stories. Many of them remain through the night until dawn.

From 'The Mexico Edit':
Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is Mexico’s annual homecoming for loved ones who’ve passed. Think reunion, not requiem. Families build altars, cook favorite dishes, and welcome souls back with marigold paths and candlelight. It’s tender, colorful, and defiantly joyful—grief wearing its party clothes.
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And at its core, one truth remains: remembrance here is not passive. It’s an action, a gesture, a feast. You welcome your dead with food, with color, with the same warmth you would a friend returning home after a long journey. You cook for them, decorate for them, tell stories that make you laugh and cry in the same breath. Memory, in Mexico, is alive.

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I had the greatest good fortune to have visited Oaxaca with the Archeological Society at this time of year. Witnessing this celebration was a profound experience.