The Day of the Dead = Día de los Muertos /
"The people of Oaxaca, Mexico, believe the souls of the dead, the antepasados, return every year for a twenty-four hour visit. They are welcomed into their former homes with gaily decorated altars and offerings of food and gifts. Then they are escorted back to their resting places in the cemete...
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| Language: | English |
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Fort Worth, Tex. :
TCU Press,
[2007], ©2007
Fort Worth, Tex. : c2007 Fort Worth, Tex. : [2007] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Death in pre- and post-Columbian Mexico
- Indian markets and muertos
- Death on parade
- Observances in the homes
- Public and commercial celebrations
- People of Oaxaca
- 1 Death in pre- and post-Columbian Mexico
- 2. Indian markets and muertos
- 3. Death on parade
- 4. Observances in the homes
- 5. Public and commercial celebrations
- 6. People of Oaxaca.