Dia De Los Muertos
What is Day of the Dead?
National Geographic
The Day of the Dead (Spanish: el Día de Muertos or el Día de los Muertos)
is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other
days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on
the locality. It is widely observed in Mexico,
where it largely developed, and is also observed in other places,
especially by people of Mexican heritage. Although related to the
simultaneous Christian remembrances for Hallowtide, it has a much less solemn tone and is portrayed as a holiday of joyful celebration rather than mourning.
Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life and death. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America with colorful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons). Learn how the Day of the Dead started and the traditions that make it unique.
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Day of the Dead:
A Celebration of Life
(English Subtitles)
Day of the Dead is a long term tradition, full of color and significance for Mexicans. A tradition that has transcended, breaking borders and gaining the attention of people worldwide.
Today, that tradition along with the artistic demonstrations it has awaken arrive to Google Arts & Culture, and we want to celebrate it with a very special documentary, where Mexican personalities share with us their memories and what this day means to them.
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Day of the Dead parade
Opening Tracking Shot in 1080p
With Spectre coming to Blu Ray soon, experience the fantastic opening shot that tracks Bond through The Day of the Dead, into a hotel, up an elevator, into a room, onto the roof of said hotel, and to a vantage point for a good old fashioned shootout. Classic Bond, probably the best moment in the film, and quite possibly the single greatest shot in the series. Great work from Sam Mendes, Hoyte Van Hoytema and smart mask cuts by Editor Lee Smith.
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Spectre's Day of the Dead Parade Was So Amazing Mexico City Is Actually Doing it This Year
By Diana Bruk - Oct 27, 2016
The parade, which was invented for the movie, will now be a reality.
Arguably the greatest minutes of Spectre were the opening four, in which a sweeping tracking shot follows a masked Bond through a massive Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City. Thousands of people are in costume, walking the streets and hanging over balconies in masks of the dead. Massive skeletons are marched through the streets, and Bond shares an alluring, tense kiss with a woman before bounding off onto the Mexican rooftops.
While it will likely have significantly less cloak and dagger and international spy romance, you could actually experience this very parade this year, provided you fly to Mexico City on October 29th.
While the elaborate procession was invented for the blockbuster movie, Mexican officials had said after the movie's release that they wanted to try to make the parade a reality.
Now, hundreds of volunteers will help bring it to life, starting at the Angel of Independence monument and ending at the historic Zocalo square.
The procession will even "revisit the props and the wardrobe of the well-known film Spectre," the city government told the AFP. Tourism Minister Enrique de la Madrid also said that "Now, based on the film, there will be this festival," indicating that perhaps this will be an annual event.
And if you can't make it out for the festival, you can always just re-watch the epic scene
Mexico City holds its first
James Bond-inspired
Day of the Dead parade
A huge parade has taken place in Mexico City to celebrate the Day of the Dead, inspired by the James Bond film 'Spectre.'
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Mexico City's Day of the Dead Parade
(James Bond-inspired)
Gets Mixed Reviews
Thousands attend spectacle, but others bemoan changing face of festival traditionally marked by more intimately
Mexico City has held its first Day of the Dead parade, complete with floats, giant skeleton marionettes and more than 1,000 actors, dancers and acrobats in costumes.
Saturday’s parade did not go down well with everyone. Some on
social media pointed to it as another populist pitch from a local
government famous for opening the world’s biggest ice rink, building
urban beaches and having a fetish for setting world records such as
taking the biggest ever selfie.
“This is a cheap stunt,” tweeted Esteban Illades, editor of the magazine Nexos.
“They film James Bond here and now we have the ‘traditional Day of the Dead parade’.
Let’s see what happens when (the mayor) finishes reading The Da Vinci Code.”
“This is a cheap stunt,” tweeted Esteban Illades, editor of the magazine Nexos.
“They film James Bond here and now we have the ‘traditional Day of the Dead parade’.
Let’s see what happens when (the mayor) finishes reading The Da Vinci Code.”
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