El Dia de Muerto Every year at the end of October and the beginning of November an ancient tradition is still celebrated on the second of November. The occasion is "El dia de muerto" or as we would call it, The Day of the Dead. Mexicans more appropriately call it the cult of death because of the celebration's form and extent. This coincides with the Christian All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, November 1st and 2nd. People who have died in the past year are remembered, and their pictures are placed on family altars and special food and drink are offered for the souls of the dead. The choice of November 2nd is traditionally attributed to St. Odilo, the fifth abbot of Cluny, the city of France famous for the Abby, because he wanted to follow the example of Cluny in offering special prayers and singing the office of the dead on the day following the feast of All Saints. ....

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