Dia de los Muertos

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This year our coven is celebrating Samhain as Dia de los Muertos. It's a Mexican holiday that spreads over several days, culminating on November 2. It takes a festive approach to death. People dress up in costumes, eat candies shaped like skulls, and go picnicking in cemetaries to visit their deceased relatives. I turned up some good sites while doing research, and thought you-all might enjoy exploring them too.

General information on Dia de los Muertos:
http://www.diadelosmuertos.us/
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead

History:
http://dia-de-los-muertos.123holiday.net/
http://www.olvera-street.com/html/dia_de_los_muertos.html

Photos:
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/sdwells/oaxdd/sdwoaxacadaydead.html
http://www.diademuertos.net/

Traditions old and new:
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jking/jkdayofthedead.html

Altar decoration:
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/cgonzalez/cgalteros.html

Pan de Muertos recipes:
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1096/panmuert.html
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-food_bread.html
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pan-de-Muertos-Mexican-Bread-of-the-Dead/Detail.aspx