All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church on Nov. 1. Then, on Nov. 2, the Catholic Church celebrates All Souls Day, which falls on the same day Dia de los Muertos is celebrated ...
As part of commemorating the faithful departed on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2 — traditionally known in countries like Mexico as the Day of the Dead — it’s common for people to go to cemeteries to spend ...
Mr. Lomnitz is a professor of anthropology at Columbia University and the author of “Death and the Idea of Mexico." See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura ...