Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:public_holiday
tradition |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Day_of_the_Dead
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Catholicism
Mexican culture indigenous traditions |
| gptkbp:celebratedIn |
gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Latin_America gptkb:Mexico parts of the United States |
| gptkbp:customs |
family gatherings
parades cleaning graves face painting preparing special foods visiting cemeteries music and dance lighting candles for the dead decorating graves making calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls) making papel picado (cut paper decorations) storytelling about the deceased |
| gptkbp:date |
November 1
November 2 |
| gptkbp:duration |
2 days
|
| gptkbp:features |
candles
incense photos of the deceased sugar skulls La Catrina imagery altars (ofrendas) pan de muerto offerings of food and drink calaveras (skulls) marigold flowers (cempasúchil) |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Día de Muertos celebrations
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Spanish
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Spanish_Catholicism
Aztec traditions |
| gptkbp:purpose |
honor deceased loved ones
celebrate the lives of the dead |
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:UNESCO
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:All_Saints'_Day
gptkb:All_Souls'_Day |
| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:bone
gptkb:marigold skull |
| gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
2008
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tláhuac
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|