The Day of the Dead

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_holiday
gptkbp:activity gptkb:storytelling
parades
face painting
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Día_de_los_Muertos
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:La_Catrina
Mesoamerican beliefs
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:color gptkb:orange
purple
pink
gptkbp:customs lighting candles
burning incense
playing traditional games
decorating graves
displaying photographs of the deceased
dressing up as skeletons
making offerings of favorite foods
making paper marigolds
writing calaveras literarias (poems)
gptkbp:date November 1
November 2
gptkbp:duration 2 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Day of the Dead
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Coco_(film)
gptkb:The_Book_of_Life_(film)
gptkbp:musicBy traditional Mexican music
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Catholic_All_Saints'_Day
Aztec traditions
gptkbp:purpose honor deceased loved ones
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:All_Saints'_Day
gptkb:All_Souls'_Day
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
indigenous beliefs
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:papel_picado
sugar skulls
calaveras
marigold flowers
gptkbp:theme celebration of life and death
gptkbp:tradition visiting graves
building altars (ofrendas)
offering food and flowers
gptkbp:traditionalFood tamales
pan de muerto
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2008
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joe_Cepeda
gptkb:Joy_Homer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6