Geo Quiz

El Día de los Muertos

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The Dead pay a visit in the Geo Quiz this time: Many Mexican families devote today to remembering family and friends who’ve passed away. There are processions to family graves, traditional displays of sugar skulls, and marigolds scattered around — all to celebrate the Dead.

And that’s why we’ve chosen one of Mexico’s 31 states for today’s Geo Quiz. It’s a place where the Day of the Dead tradition is especially strong. This state borders Chiapas and Veracruz, and to the south, the Pacific Ocean. The Sierra Madre mountains give this state its rugged character.

And it is the Mexican state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico that is home to espcially elaborate Day of Dead celebrations. Shannon Young sent us an audio postcard from Oaxaca City.

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