Day of the Dead

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.
http://www.diadelosmuertos.us/

Día de los Muertos - Events, history and customs of the Mexican celebration.
http://mexicanfood.about.com/msubdea.htm

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.
http://www.peoplesguide.com/1pages/chapts/viva/dodead/1dodindex.html

LosMuertes - Describes the holiday and features the artwork of Jose Guadalupe Posada, whose drawings have become synonymous with the Day of the Dead.
http://members.tripod.com/DisFolks/LosMuertes.htm

Los Dias De Los Muertos - Provides a short description of the celebration, along with a brief look at its origins and contemporary customs.
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm

Day of the Dead in Mexico - Excerpts from Mary J. Andrade's book give a history of the holiday.
http://www.dayofthedead.com/

Dia de los Muertos - Brief overview of the holiday with links to related information.
http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/nndia.html

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.
http://www.mexico-child-link.org/day-of-the-dead-mexico/day-of-the-dead-mexico.htm

Janitzio: Celebrating the Day of the Dead - Explores how the holiday is celebrated in Janitzio.
http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm

Mexico OnLine: Day Of The Dead - Detailed description of the festival celebrating the reunion of dead relatives with their families. Includes photographs.
http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm

Mything Links' Day of the Dead in Mexico - Collection of annotated links with traditional music and artwork.
http://www.mythinglinks.org/DayOfDead.html

Day of the Dead - Describes the celebration's history, spiritual significance, traditions, foods and decorations.
http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/dead.htm

Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: Oaxaca, Mexico - The Cabrera family describes one of the most important festivities of Oaxaca.
http://www.mexonline.com/dayofthedead.htm

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.
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.html

Dia de los Muertos - Shows history, traditional foods, events and timeline, photos, altar, Realaudio interviews, and related e-postcards.
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/

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.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Day.html