The Day of the Dead - a custom of Mexico
I recently returned from a 3-week holiday exploring Mexico. It was my first-time visiting Mexico and learning about its culture. It was also my first post covid overseas trip and I just wanted to go and did not really plan too carefully. Oh sure, I did a few Utube views of 'must sees' and 'best food tours' etc but I really did not know a lot about its culture and history. Well as I travel though this land, I heard a lot about many different cultures, invasions, and rulers (the Aztecs and Mayans are only a few of at least 5 or more cultures in Mexico). I retained some of what I heard as I travelled about this rich culture in my crush course of Mexico but, one thing that did stay with me and the Day of the Dead tradition. Of course, I had herd of this holy event but did not know a lot about its origins and why it was so important. I had planned to travel in October and early November (mainly to avoid the hurricane season) and this happened to coincide with the Day of the ...