Day of the Dead combines the ancient Aztec custom of celebrating ancestors with All Souls' Day, a holiday that Spanish invaders brought to Mexico starting in the early 1500s. The holiday, which is celebrated mostly in Mexico on November 1 and 2, is like a family reunion—except dead ancestors are the guests of honor.
But regardless of the sentiment, food is usually involved in some shape or form. Such is the case with the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. Falling amidst All Souls Day and All Saints Day, El Dia de los Muertos is the Mexican holiday celebrating the passing of relatives and loved ones. In modern-day customs, lines blur between between Day of
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