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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Example Sentences

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

At a Day of the Dead celebration on Olvera Street downtown.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

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

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

Then she, who had been his favorite, would be able to take her marigolds, the flowers of the dead, to his grave on the special Day of the Dead.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty