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Every year at the end of October and the beginning of November an ancient tradition is still celebrated on the second of November. The occasion is "" or as we would call it, The Day of the Dead. Mexicans more appropriately call it the cult of death because of the ....

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.... death. Although the celebrations do include a mourning ritual called "El Duelo" which means the weeping, the atmosphere is one of happiness. The tradition is observed by both rural and urban areas, but there is a slight difference. The rural and poor classes have very elaborate altars and offerings while the urban middle to upper class might have a simple offering or mocking attitude toward the tradition. Some simple offering may include a flower arrangement of "cempazuchitl", the Nabfuafi language name for marigolds, and candles as well. Some elaborate offerings include: a pie made off corn with various fillings, plates of tamales, beverages w ....