{"id":53035,"date":"2017-10-30T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?p=53035"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:54:30","slug":"14-day-of-the-dead-photos-to-make-you-fall-in-love-with-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/14-day-of-the-dead-photos-to-make-you-fall-in-love-with-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Day of the Dead photos to make you fall in love with Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Day of the Dead is one of the most important traditions in Mexico. A celebration in which people remember their loved ones who have passed away, spend time with them and make all kinds of offerings. It is a special moment to remember that death is nothing more than a step towards eternity and that there is no need to fear it. It is a joyful festival where life is celebrated with food, music and lots of colours. These are some of the Day of the Dead photos that will make you fall in love with Mexican culture and want to go to Mexico if you haven&#8217;t had the chance to live this incredible experience yet.<\/p>\n<h2>1. During the 1st and 2nd of November the dead descend to the earthly world to be reunited with their loved ones.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"568\" \/> \ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/s_sdesara\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@s_sdesara<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. Offerings are made to the dead with drinks, food, flowers and candles.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"1093\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erikalcaraz\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@erikalcaraz<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. UNESCO has proclaimed the Day of the Dead as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"917\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mario.come.oaxaca\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@mario.come.oaxaca<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4. It&#8217;s a day to honour and celebrate life.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 @mario<a class=\"_2g7d5 notranslate _iadoq post links\" title=\"mario.acentenom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mario.acentenom\/\" class=\"post links\">.acentenom<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5. And dress up as La Catrina (based on the creation of cartoonist Jos\u00e9 Guadalupe).<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"1094\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mario.acentenom\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@mario.acentenom<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>6. The <strong>cempas\u00fachil is the flower used to attract the souls of the deceased<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-6.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 6\" width=\"875\" height=\"829\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rocas06\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@rocas06<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>7. Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, among others, are also honoured.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-7.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 7\" width=\"875\" height=\"980\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nadiajk22\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@nadiajk22<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>8. The holiday is celebrated with music, dancing and parades.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-8.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 8\" width=\"875\" height=\"583\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jfervalle\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@jfervalle<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>9. The streets are filled with skeletons.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-9.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 9\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pechan84\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@pechan84<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>10. And other figures made of paper mache.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-10.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 10\" width=\"875\" height=\"1078\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidgarciaoficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@davidgarciaoficial<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>11. As well as the skulls, which embody rebirth.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-12.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 12\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mir_gissel\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@mir_gissel<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>12. &#8220;Till death do us part&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-13.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 13\" width=\"875\" height=\"682\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mary_80692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@mary_80692<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>13. Among the ofrendas, pan de muerto is typical.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-14.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 14\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/>\ud83d\udcf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidgarciaoficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">@davidgarciaoficial<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>14. The party starts on 31 October and ends on 2 November.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-15.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 15\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidgarciaoficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">\ud83d\udcf7@davidgarciaoficial<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>15. what are you waiting for?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dia-Muertos-16.jpg\" alt=\"Dia Muertos 16\" width=\"875\" height=\"582\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ivalienh\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">\ud83d\udcf7@ivalienh<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"_j56ec\">\n<div class=\"_60iqg\"><em>These are some of the photos from the Day of the Dead, do you have more? Share them with us in the comments \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>And if after reading this you&#8217;re looking forward to going to Mexico, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll be interested&#8230;.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish.hostelworld.com\/blog\/viajar-sola-a-mexico\/?lang=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><strong>Travelling alone to Mexico is not so far-fetched<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish.hostelworld.com\/blog\/7-hostels-en-mexico-que-debes-visitar-una-vez-en-la-vida\/?lang=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\"><strong>10 Hostels in Mexico that you should visit once in your life<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":138606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hw_hurry":"Day of the Dead runs from 31 October to 2 November, when the dead descend to the earthly world to reunite with loved ones.\nOfferings to the dead include drinks, food, flowers, candles and pan de muerto, while cempas\u00fachil flowers attract the souls of the deceased.\nExpect music, dancing, parades, skeletons and people dressed as La Catrina, in a festival UNESCO lists as Intangible Cultural Heritage.","hw_related":"[{\"id\":122244,\"score\":0.88000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":101880,\"score\":0.62800000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":3997,\"score\":0.58799999999999996713739847109536640346050262451171875,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":148727,\"score\":0.56589999999999995861088564197416417300701141357421875,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":115214,\"score\":0.5568999999999999506172798646730370819568634033203125,\"hook\":\"\"}]","footnotes":""},"categories":[9473],"tags":[264363,264711,264581,264575],"class_list":["post-53035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips","tag-events","tag-festivals","tag-mexico","tag-north-america","wpbf-post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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