Coffee Mug HM. . . Dolorez Huerta Antonia Hernandez LWS. . Rain of Gold Book by Victor Villasenor HH16. In the 16th century when Cortez conquered Mexico and Catholicism was introduced, the religious All Saints Day and All Souls Day coincide with the indigenous celebrations, giving us the alters with food, art, candles, flowers and photographs of deceased alongside those of saints. On November 1, the dead children came back to visit their homes, and on November 2, the souls of deceased adults return.
Families shoot off strips of firecrackers to help the children find their way home.
In some villages, shining yellow petals of marigolds, the flowers of the dead from pre-Hispanics times, mark a bright path from the graveyard.