Thanks for your extremely valuable assessment , but please explain how this justifies handing out my hardearned money to people to encourage them NOT to work hard . <| sep |> I notice ! It ' s beautiful D <| sep |> I am paying attention . You never made any convincing point to the relevance of your question . It doesn ' t matter if i ' m mexican or not . The fact remains . You are just holding on to one easy out where you can feel vilified because someone who isn ' t a specific nationality must have less knowledge on a cultural subject than you , an internet stranger . How do I know YOU aren ' t mexican ? Doesn ' t matter , food is still a big part of the celebration regradless where we or anyone is from . Where am I from ? Btw if i had to guess , I ' d say you live in Arizona . Tucson specifically . Probably Swan Way Park area or close to it but hey , how could I KNOW that ? You ' re probably mexican , right ? HahahaHere are some quotes from the pages you would have found had you taken the time to read the links or do any research of your own . In regards to the dishes made These foods are eaten at this time of year and also placed on altars as offerings for the spirits who , it is believed , consume the essence of the foods after the holiday has passed , the living dismantle the altar and may consume whatever is leftTraditional pan bread It is an essential element of the altar , and perhaps the food item which is most closely associated with the holiday . food takes on a special meaning as traditional dishes are prepared for the spirits who are believed to return on this day to visit their familiesOfferings for the SpiritsThe spirits are greeted with offerings of special foods and things that they enjoyed when they were alive . These are laid out on an altar in the family home . It is believed that the spirits consume the essence and the aroma of the foods that are offered . Day of the Dead festival begins with foodYou want to provide the spirits with things they loved in life , including favorite foods such as moles and tamales , which are normally made for special occasions . As part of the celebration , loved ones eat pan de muerto as well as the relative ' s favorite foodspeople set up altars full of offerings to the dead , including food and drink to keep them goingSugar skulls , tamales and spirits the alcoholic kind these are the offerings , or ofrendas , you might find on altars built this time of year to entice those who ' ve passed to the other side back for a visit . Mole Negro de Oaxaca , sugar skulls representing the vitality of life and individual personality , cotija cheese salad , calabaza en tacha candied pumpkin , tamales , champurrado Mexican hot chocolate , tostadas topped with avocado , jars of atole hot cup of sweetened masa porridge , edible chocolate coffins and skulls andor the favorite foods of departed loved ones are prepared in order to lure deceased loved ones back to earth , and feed and nourish their traveling souls . Today , many prepare sugar cookie skulls in lieu of the traditional sugar skulls . Also , some prepare pabassinas almond , raisin cookies , guacamole , elotes roasted corn , horchata , pumpkin seed salsa , Mexican rice puddingor elaborate drinks to enjoy as part of the celebration of their loved ones . TREATS FOR THE DECEASEDFirst , people set up a candlelit altar in their homes so spirits can find their way back to their relatives . The altar also offers some of the favorite foods of the deceasedAssured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness , Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with foodHanal Pixn Mayan term for day of the dead literally translates to food of souls . But yeah . I mean , thats probably all wrong . Fuck me , right ?