Mexicans Getting Ready for Day of the Dead

Mexicans are getting ready to celebrate The Day of the Dead on Novemember 1st. To prepare, many people who live in the Yucatan Peninsula are cleaning the dust off bones of their dead relatives. After the dead have been buried for a couple years, their bones are exhumed, dried, and placed in small wooden boxes that can be viewed by all. The Day of the Dead is when the souls of dead people come back to earth to visit their loved ones. The souls of children have their own day on November 2nd. On the Day of the Dead, people gather at cemetaries with food, singing, and prayers. Tomestones are decorated and graveyards are cleaned. Full Story