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Day of the Dead

American  

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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But orders skyrocket in the lead-up to the Day of the Dead, when hundreds of thousands of sheets of paper are used to deck out towns and cities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Michoacán is known for its annual Day of the Dead celebrations, and Manzo had spent weeks readying the city’s festival of lights.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 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

The fire comes on the weekend when Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead, where festivities are held for people to honour deceased loved ones.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025

On my last Day of the Dead in Yana Urku, everyone gathered in the cemetery, as they did every year, among lopsided, blue wooden crosses on dirt mounds, where the dead people slept.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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