Making Traditional Sugar Skulls to Celebrate Día de los Muertos

Reporter Yolanda Perdomo talks to the Mondragon family about their 150 year old tradition of making sugar skulls for Mexicans and Americans celebrating Día de los Muertos.

Day of the Dead songs

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Every year on November 1st and 2nd, Mexicans observe the Day of the Dead. Despite the name, it’s actually a time of celebration. And as Betto Arcos explains, no other culture celebrates death through song quite the way Mexico does. Download MP3

El Día de los Muertos

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. That’s why we’ve chosen one of Mexico’s 31 states for today’s Geo Quiz.

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Today is Day of the Dead, and it’s a big holiday in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. In recent years, Halloween imagery has been creeping into traditional Day of the Dead celebrations, and some don’t like it. Shannon Young sent us this audio postcard from Oaxaca City.

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