Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) takes place on November 1 and 2 throughout Mexico to honour and celebrate loved ones who have died.

To celebrate, Mexicans put on calacas (wooden skull masks) and dance. Wooden skulls are also put on top of altars dedicated to the dead. In addition, sugar skulls, engraved on the forehead with the name of the dead person, are eaten by relatives and friends.

This indigenous ritual has been practiced for over 3,000 years. Despite merging with Catholicism after the arrival of the Spaniards, el Dia de los Muertos still incorporates Aztec tradition, such as the use of skulls. Skulls symbolize death and rebirth.

Apparently, the indigenous people who celebrated this tradition did not fear death. Instead, they saw it as the continuation of life and embraced it. To them, life was a dream, and only by dying did one wake up.