The joys of pan de muerto, a sweet tribute to departed loved ones
The bread forms a crucial part of Día de los Muertos celebrations
LET’S GET one thing straight from the start: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is not “Mexican Halloween”. Yes, the two events fall at similar times: Halloween on October 31st, Day of the Dead on the subsequent two days. Their iconography overlaps, as both feature skulls, skeletons, graves and intimations of the dead returning. And eating sweet foods is an integral part of each holiday.
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