Nova Atlium - 03/NOV/2021
Yesterday (02/NOV/2021), Atlia celebrated the Day of the Dead for the fourth consecutive year with an altar de muertos (shrine of the dead), although with a slight change; the traditional altar was first placed in Nova Atlium instead of its usual location in the Royal Residence in Atlium.
The change of location was due to the inability of the Atlian princes to travel to the Eastern Capital Region, to the Atlium Capital District. Still being a disadvantageous situation, it opened the possibility of an opportunity: The setting of the first altar de muertos in the second capital of Atlia.
Citizens of the Province of De Las Mitras were present at the celebration, who were also able to get involved for the first time in a face-to-face event in Atlia.
Altar de Muertos in the Residence of the Princes, Nova Atlium
In the event, a prayer was made for the eternal rest of the souls of the faithful departed, also thanking the time the people present were able to live with them. Following this, a small gathering began among the attendees, in which pan de muerto (bread of the dead) was served with a glass of soda.
Today (03/NOV/2021) Atlia's Twitter account published a tweet in relation to the celebration that took place yesterday.
What is the Day of the Dead?
The Day of the Dead is a celebration that honors the deceased and dates back to long before the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico. There are indications of this for at least three thousand years in some of the ancient Mexican ethnic groups. In its origins the central point of the cult of the dead was the belief that the souls of the deceased return from the underworld.
Today, the celebration of the Day of the Dead takes place on November 1 and 2 since it is divided into categories: According to the Catholic calendar, November 1 corresponds to All Saints, a day dedicated to the "Little dead" or children, and on November 2 to the Faithful Departed, that is, to adults.
Every year many Mexican families place offerings and altars decorated with cempasúchil flowers, papel picado (design-cut crepe paper), calaveritas de azúcar (sugar skulls), pan de muerto (bread of the dead), mole or some dish that their relatives liked to whom the offering is dedicated, and as in pre-Hispanic times , incense is placed to aromatize the place.
Likewise, the festivities include decorating the graves with flowers and many times making altares on the tombstones, which in indigenous times had great significance because it was thought that it helped to lead the souls to travel a good path after death.
It is worth mentioning that the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), declared this festival in 2008 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, due to its importance and meaning as it is a traditional-contemporary expression. and living at the same time-, inclusive, representative and community.
The Day of the Dead is considered a celebration of memory and a ritual that favors memory over oblivion.
In Mexico, the celebration of the Day of the Dead varies from state to state, from municipality to municipality and from town to town, however throughout the country it has the same principle, to bring families together to welcome their loved ones who return from the beyond.
Information taken from the Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development) and the Federal Consumer Prosecutor's Office (PROFECO):
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