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Day of the Dead Describes the celebration's history, spiritual significance, traditions, foods and decorations. http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/dead.htm

Day of the Dead - A Mexican Perspective A Mexican woman explains the origins of the Day of the Dead. Includes a photograph of an altar dedicated to the events of September 11 2001. http://www.mexico-child-link.org/day-of-the-dead-mexico/day-of-the-dead-mexico.htm

Day of the Dead in Mexico Excerpts from Mary J. Andrade's book give a history of the holiday. http://www.dayofthedead.com/

Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: Oaxaca, Mexico The Cabrera family describes one of the most important festivities of Oaxaca. http://www.mexonline.com/dayofthedead.htm

Dia de los Muertos Shows history, traditional foods, events and timeline, photos, altar, Realaudio interviews, and related e-postcards. http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/

Dia de los Muertos Brief overview of the holiday with links to related information. http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/nndia.html

Día de los Muertos Events, history and customs of the Mexican celebration. http://mexicanfood.about.com/msubdea.htm

Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Dedicated to the Mexican holiday, el dia de los muertos (the day of the dead). Information on altar making, the history of the holiday and its art. http://www.diadelosmuertos.us/

Janitzio: Celebrating the Day of the Dead Explores how the holiday is celebrated in Janitzio. http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm

Lesson Plan - Day of the Dead or "Dia de los Muertos" Teaching plan for teachers of grades 4 - 5. Includes a Spanish poem in Spanish and English. http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Day.html

Los Dias De Los Muertos Provides a short description of the celebration, along with a brief look at its origins and contemporary customs. http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm

Mexican Tradition: Day of the Dead Includes comprehensive description of the holiday, its cultural significance, and the religious overtones, as well as actual photographs from the celebration. http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.html

Mexico OnLine: Day Of The Dead Detailed description of the festival celebrating the reunion of dead relatives with their families. Includes photographs. http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm

Mything Links' Day of the Dead in Mexico Collection of annotated links with traditional music and artwork. http://www.mythinglinks.org/DayOfDead.html

The People's Guide to Mexico: Day of the Dead Examines the differences between Halloween and the Day of the Dead, and explores the customs related to the traditional Mexican holiday. http://www.peoplesguide.com/1pages/chapts/viva/dodead/1dodindex.html