Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that’s often misunderstood. Every autumn, people around the world turn to the internet to ask if it’s Mexican Halloween, where it comes from, and how it’s celebrated. So in this episode, we decided to answer some of the most commonly searched for questions about this fascinating celebration.

Correction @ 00:10:27 : se quedan toda la madrugada hasta el dos de noviembre*

Links:

028 - Día de Muertos: Lo Que Tienes Que Saber | Day of the Dead: What You Need to Know
029 - Calaveritas de Azúcar: Origen y Tradición | Sugar Skulls: Origin and Tradition
082 - El Pan de Muerto | Bread of the Dead
What is Day of the Dead?
Day of the Dead in Michoacan [Morelia, Patzcuaro, Janitzio, Tzintzuntzan]
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