Making My Day of the Dead Altar | Explaining Día de los Muertos

This video has definitely been the hardest video I've ever made for youtube so far, but it was worth it. I want to thank you guys for watching and please subscribe! Day of the Dead originated several thousand years ago with the Aztec, Toltec, and other Nahua people, who considered mourning the dead disrespectful. For these pre-Hispanic cultures, death was a natural phase in life’s long continuum. The dead were still members of the community, kept alive in memory and spirit—and during Día de los Muertos, they temporarily returned to Earth. Today’s Día de los Muertos celebration is a mash-up of pre-Hispanic religious rites and Christian feasts. It takes place on November 1 and 2—All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on the Catholic calendar. IG |   / imbrendanicole   Twitter |   / imbrendanicole   Spanish Channel    / @brendanicoleesp