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Let's dive into something.
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Mu sic Dia de Los Muertos.
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It's not just about colorful Calaveras.
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Andreas. There's some serious history behind this holiday.
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Oh, yeah, that's right.
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Dios Muertos, our day of the dead,
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right. Goes way back to ancient Mesoamerican cultures like the
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Aztecs and NAA people.
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They believe death was just another part of life.
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It's like saying, oh yeah,
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death la paz. It's just a part of life.
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It happens and there's still more to go.
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Exactly. And I like how it's seen as something to be
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celebrated. I feel like us as Latinos,
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we find, we find the silver lining and things,
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we find the positive outlook and things and this is very much
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what this is. So they believe that when someone died,
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their spirit didn't just poof disappear.
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Instead they went to the afterlife and came back once a year
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to chill with the familia and catch up whatever,
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we enjoy what they like and it's cool to see the stuff
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that people put on the Alfredo because that's what they liked.
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Fast forward to when the Spanish arrived in Mexico in the 15
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hundreds, they tried to,
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you know, convert everyone to their traditions and they saw this
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festival honoring death and said,
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how about we put it closer to All Saints Day?
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And that's how we actually ended up with the Los Muertos on
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November 1st and second.
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But what makes it so unique?
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And so ours is the blend of both Catholic and indigenous traditions
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We still have the schools,
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the marigolds and the Freda but it's like a remix of old
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Yeah. And speaking of a friend,
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those are that are super important,
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right? So like you said earlier,
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family set them up with photos,
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food, drinks and just like the things that remind us of
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our loved ones. Like I would want a una naive,
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I like minions. You know,
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they like cute things my little fos but you know,
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Charlie like oh man.
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But yeah, so you'll see.
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Find the Muerto, right?
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The special bread, marigold rose paci.
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The scent of those flowers is set to guide the spirits back
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you smell them, they really strong,
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they have a very strong smell and you can't forget we got
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the calaveras or sugar skulls.
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People think they're just decorations.
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But no, they're a reminder that life is short and sweet
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Just like baby girl,
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Izzy. No, you're your baby girl.
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You guys always hype her up so much.
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So I know your baby is so cute.
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she's a demon. Yeah,
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but let's talk about La Katrina.
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She's that fancy skeleton lady that you see everywhere you're like,
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wait, how is this connected?
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There's so many moving parts to this.
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Yeah. So she has a big hat and she was actually
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created by an artist named Jose Gua Lupe Posada.
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In the early 19 hundreds,
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the Carinna became a symbol that says that is for everyone,
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even the rich and famous,
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right? So no matter where your roots where you're from,
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you can look, you know,
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you have to present yourself like this,
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you present yourself like this.
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So the Los Muertos is this amazing mix of indigenous and Spanish
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influences that celebrates life by honoring death.
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It's not sad. It's about remembering and reconnecting with those we've
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lost, letting them know they're still a part of la familia
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and they haven't been forgotten.
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No. Yeah. And me personally,
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I didn't grow up doing the AA.
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It was in the later years that I started to learn more
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about my culture and stuff like that.
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oh, the meaning behind these things is so unique and significant
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You don't think about it.
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You see the Pan de Muerto,
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my mom would buy it.
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I'm like, but what's all this about?
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learning that once we pass out,
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obviously, we're sad,
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but then there's still more to it.
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You can still for them to be happy about all the memories
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Yeah, you're celebrating that they graced your life.
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They were a part of your life and they were here.
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They made an impact on your life too.
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So tonight, as we celebrate,
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let's take, come on for all those who came before us
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our ancestors and know they're right here with us.
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Probably rolling the right that our cheese man,
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right? They're like,
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hey, you just pay yos but hey,
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you're still here. Cheers to them and to all of you
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celebrating today. Feliz Dia de Muertos familia.
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