Day of the Dead
Mesoamerican and South American festival
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Summary
Day of the Dead is a religious holiday[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of religious holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77,429 views/month, #1 of 104).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Mexico[3]
- Commons category: Day of the Dead[4]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: November 1[5]
- Official website: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00054[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Day of the Dead[7]
- Commons gallery: Día de muertos[8]
- Described at URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00054[9], https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00054[10], https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00054[11]
- Different from: Day of the Dead[12]
- URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00054[13]
- Intangible cultural heritage status: National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France[14], Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity[15], Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[16]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[17]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Day of the Dead include Salma's Big Wish[18], an animated film[19], directed by Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano[20].
Why It Matters
Day of the Dead has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for it include Salma's Big Wish[18], an animated film[19], directed by Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano[20].