Day of the Dead in Mexico

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Day_of_the_Dead_in_Mexico

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:public_holiday
gptkbp:activity	family gatherings cleaning graves visiting cemeteries music and dance
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Día_de_los_Muertos
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:All_Saints'_Day gptkb:All_Souls'_Day
gptkbp:celebratedIn	gptkb:Mexico Mexican people
gptkbp:date	November 1 November 2
gptkbp:exportedTo	gptkb:Latin_America gptkb:United_States worldwide
gptkbp:features	candles incense photos of the deceased sugar skulls altars (ofrendas) pan de muerto offerings of food and drink marigold flowers (cempasúchil)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Mexican gptkb:Mexican_literature gptkb:Mexican_film Mexican art Mexican music
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:mole gptkb:papel_picado parades face painting public festivals atole tamales copal incense calaveras (skulls) candied pumpkin decorated graves poems (calaveras literarias) toys for deceased children
gptkbp:origin	pre-Columbian traditions
gptkbp:purpose	honor deceased loved ones
gptkbp:region	nationwide in Mexico
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Samhain gptkb:Halloween
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:La_Catrina
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	2008
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Monarca_butterfly
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Day of the Dead in Mexico