Monday, December 23, 2024

These were the days of the dead in the natural world

For the ancients, the celebration of death was not only an onomatic symbol for chaos, but also an opportunity to give life in death to those who had left their mark and admiration among the living.

Robert Dz. Pensula 360 Press.

The Day of the Dead is a tradition that has maintained its validity and is currently experiencing a new boom worldwide. The view that the dead continue to have a decisive influence on the destiny of the living and that it is therefore important to show them our respects, is a tradition that was practiced by various ancient cultures. 

         The Nahua people continued to call people who had been important to their community and had had a dignified death, such as those in which old age had overcome them or who were sacrificed in the name of their gods. There were four places where the dead ended up: 

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