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Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations blend Indigenous customs and European thinking in surprising ways

By Ezekiel Stear, Assistant Professor of Spanish World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Auburn University
Every year, five hours west of Mexico City on Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, residents flock to the island of Janitzio to visit the graves of their departed relatives.

On the evening of Nov. 1, the Noche de animas, or Night of the Souls in Purgatory, families will bring a meal to share with their ancestors. They will also…The Conversation


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