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Posted On: November 1st 2026, 11:33 am
Festivities have been building across North, Central and South America for the past week ahead of this year's Day of the Dead.

The festival takes place on 1 and 2 November, but events from Mexico to Peru have been taking place already, including some stunning Catrina and Catrin at this year's F1 Grand Prix in Mexico City.

Day of the Dead's origins lie with the Aztecs, an indigenous group of people who lived in the area that would become Mexico City, around 2,000 years ago.

The Aztecs worshipped many gods and goddesses, including Mictēcacihuātl - a goddess of death and ruler of the Aztec underworld - Chicunamictlan.

They believed that when a person died they made the journey to the depths of Chicunamictlan.

Aztec people left offerings on altars, or ofrendas, that would help their dead relatives on their journey to the afterlife.

Tap the link in @bbcnews's bio to read more about the history and traditions of Día de los Muertos.

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Comments (367)
alondraa.rdrgz 15 minutes ago

alondraa.rdrgz

DÍA DE MUERTOS IS A MEXICAN FESTIVITYYYYY 📣📣

aranapacoarana 44 minutes ago

aranapacoarana

IT’S A MEXICAN TRADITION. GET IT RIGHT @bbcnews

molyney09 an hour ago

molyney09

Ahora resulta !!!

audiomtacademy an hour ago

audiomtacademy

@soyelcharromexican Un honor ser tus amigos, mira hasta dónde te ven. 🦋🫶🏽🧡✨

isanewdaay 2 hours ago

isanewdaay

DÍA DE MUERTOS is a MEXICAN tradition

karol_arambula 2 hours ago

karol_arambula

❤️

alemoc81 2 hours ago

alemoc81

Tradición, orgullosamente Mexicana. 🇲🇽🫶🏽🔥

rosittz 2 hours ago

rosittz

@soyelcharromexican te ves espectacular ❤️❤️❤️ amo de verdad tu personaje. Felicidades

lucashola1 2 hours ago

lucashola1

BBC debe informarse correctamente para no cometer errores de historia de una Gran civilización mexica... Aclarar y reforzar que es una Tradición de México.

nickbarrios_09 2 hours ago

nickbarrios_09

Dia de los Muertos is Purepecha, and the underworld is js Mictlan

nailzbymayra_klarissa_salon 2 hours ago

nailzbymayra_klarissa_salon

NOT Latinamerican Tradition ONLY Mexican

brandonfrodriguez_ 3 hours ago

brandonfrodriguez_

@bbcnews who wrote this caption? Fire them

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