While the holiday is rooted in Mexican culture, the Day of the Dead is largely celebrated across Latin America. Furthermore, due to the elaborate traditions that accompany the holiday — in ...

My father replied that it was because though we were Mexican, we were Jewish first — and while we could participate in some cultural ... day — when the veil between the living and dead is ...

According to Mexican culture, on this night the dead cross over from the underworld to visit their living relatives. Contrary to popular belief, the Day of the Dead is not the Mexican version of ...