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Day of the Dead

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noun

  1. an annual celebration to honor the spirits of the dead, observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 1 and 2, concurrently with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.


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It took over a decade for Gutierrez to get approval for his 2014 film “The Book of Life,” a beloved storybook animation about the Day of the Dead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The opera offers a modern twist on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, in which Diego seeks to summon his late wife on Mexico’s Day of the Dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He is one of ten dead relatives, whose remains the 62-year-old will clean before this year's Day of the Dead.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Hanal Pixán is the Maya term for the Day of the Dead celebration which takes place Oct.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

He looked pretty much like I’d seen him in my dream—an aviator’s jacket, black jeans, and a T-shirt with dancing skeletons on it, like one of those Day of the Dead pictures.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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