Reunion - Day of the Dead / Reencuentro- Día de Muertos / 5 minutes of Spanish (English version) + Podcast

Hello, how are you? Thanks for being here.

Welcome to podcast episode 249, and since it's the end of October,

We are going to talk about the Day od the Death.

Yes, Day of the Dead is one of Mexico's most beautiful traditionñ

They’ve already started setting up the altars.!

I love how the smell of copal, flowers, and “pan de muerto” fills the air.

They say that during these days, the souls come back to visit their families, right?

Exactly. It’s like a reunion between the world of the living and the dead.

In contrast, Halloween is more about fear — ghosts and witches.

But here, on Day of the Dead, the dead don’t scare us — they come back home!

What things are placed on an altar?

Well, normally you put a photo of the deceased, candles, marigold flowers, food, “pan de muerto”, cut paper decorations, and sugar skulls.

Pan de Muerto

But it’s not a sad celebration. On the contrary, it’s full of colors, food, and music.

I really like that idea — offering food and objects to remember what they liked.

(when is it celebrated exactly?

November 1st is to remember children, and November 2nd, adults.

How beautiful! It’s like love never ends.

¿Vamos al vocabulario? Let s go to the vocabulary

🪶 VOCABULARIO CLAVE (Key Vocabulary):

Day of the Dead reminds us that memory and love never die.

And that we have to enjoy life…

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Happy Day of the Dead and Happy Halloween!

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