Dia de los Muertos
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1.Day of the Dead - A Mexican Perspective - A Mexican woman explains the origins of the Day of the Dead. Includes a photograph of an altar dedicated to the events of September 11 2001.
2.Day of the Dead in Mexico - Excerpts from Mary J. Andrade's book give a history of the holiday.
3.Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: Oaxaca, Mexico - The Cabrera family describes one of the most important festivities of Oaxaca.
4.Dia de los Muertos - Shows history, traditional foods, events and timeline, photos, altar, Realaudio interviews, and related e-postcards.
5.Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead - Dedicated to the Mexican holiday, el dia de los muertos (the day of the dead). Information on altar making, the history of the holiday and its art.
6.Janitzio: Celebrating the Day of the Dead - Explores how the holiday is celebrated in Janitzio.
7.Lesson Plan - Day of the Dead or "Dia de los Muertos" - Teaching plan for teachers of grades 4 - 5. Includes a Spanish poem in Spanish and English.
8.Los Dias De Los Muertos - Provides a short description of the celebration, along with a brief look at its origins and contemporary customs.
9.Mexican Tradition: Day of the Dead - Includes comprehensive description of the holiday, its cultural significance, and the religious overtones, as well as actual photographs from the celebration.
10.Mexico OnLine: Day Of The Dead - Detailed description of the festival celebrating the reunion of dead relatives with their families. Includes photographs.
11.Mything Links' Day of the Dead in Mexico - Collection of annotated links with traditional music and artwork.
12.The People's Guide to Mexico: Day of the Dead - Examines the differences between Halloween and the Day of the Dead, and explores the customs related to the traditional Mexican holiday.
13.Day of the Dead History by The Arizona Republic
14.Day of the Dead Multimedia documentary byEnrico Martino
15.Day of the Dead in and around Mexico City
16.Miller, Carlos (2005). "History: Indigenous people wouldn't let 'Day of the Dead' die". Day of the Dead— Día De Los Muertos (The Arizona Republic). Retrieved 2007-11-28.
17.Wise, Danno. "Port Isabel's Day of the Dead Celebration". Texas Travel. About.com. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
18.Hedding, Judy. "Day of the Dead". Phoenix. About.com. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
19.White, Erin (2006-11-05). "All Souls Procession". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
20.Making a night of Day of the DeadLos Angeles Times October 18, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
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22.Elliott, Vicky (October 27, 2000). "Lively Petaluma festival marks Day of the Dead". The San Francisco Chronicle.
23."Photos of Missoula, Montana Day of the Dead parade". Saroff.com. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
24.El Día de los Muertos , Rafael Campo, The Threepenny Review, No. 62 (Summer, 1995), p. 11.
25.Dia De Los Muertos , Robert Vasquez, New England Review (1990-), Vol. 13, No. 3/4 (Spring - Summer, 1991), pp. 311-312
26.Dia De Los Muertos , YusefKomunyakaa, New England Review (1990-), Vol. 16, No. 1 (Winter, 1994), p. 151.
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Las Calveros (Jose Guadalope Posada, artist)
1.Print collection and information
2.José Guadalupe Posada at the University of New Mexico
3.Mexico's Daumier: José Guadalupe Posada
4.José Guadalupe Posada: My Mexico, a traveling exhibit
5.Posada - Mexico Connect
6.Vanegas Arroyo-Posada Film Documentary Information
7.Collection of José Guadalupe Posada Etchings and Broadsides at Artspawn
8.TEDx Posada Lecture
Ancestor Worship through Cultures
The first Day of the Dead probably happened in the Middle East NOT Mexico as part of the religious rituals associated with the Jericho Skull
See Google links to The Jericho Skulls:
1.Gonzalo Ortiz (2010-10-30). "Diversity in Remembering the Dead". InterPress Service News Agency. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
2.Guidi, Ruxandra (2007-11-09). "Las Natitas". BBC.
3.Smith, Fiona (2005-11-08). "Bolivians Honor Skull-Toting Tradition". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
4."All Saints day in Bolivia — "The skull festival"". Bolivia Line (may2005). Retrieved 2007-12-20.
5.All Saints Day celebrations in Italy[dead link]
6.Polish observance. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
7.Slovakia observance. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
8.Hungary observance. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
9.Lithuanian observance. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
10.Croatian observance. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
11.Slovenian observance. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
12.Romanian observance. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
13.Day of the Dead in Prague.
14."ArawngmgaPatay" Live in the Philippines web magazine. Accessed April 25, 2007.
15."Day of the Dead in Wellington, New Zealand". Scoop.co.nz. 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
16.Nepali holiday honoring the dead. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
17.African ancestor ritual; Importance in many traditional religions throughout all of Africa serve as communications with ancestors
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