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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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In “My First Car,” a woman goes to a Day of the Dead parade and sees a skeleton carrying a banner with what could be this singular collection’s motto: “The Beginning is Near.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Manzo appeared Saturday with his family at a crowded public event in Uruapan’s central plaza to mark the Day of the Dead holiday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025

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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