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Día de los Muertos  - http://mexicanfood.about.com/msubdea.htm  Events, history and customs of the Mexican celebration.  Mexican Tradition: Day of the Dead  - http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.html  Includes comprehensive description of the holiday, its cultural significance, and the religious overtones, as well as actual photographs from the celebration.  Dia de los Muertos  - http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/nndia.html  Brief overview of the holiday with links to related information.  Day of the Dead  - http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/muertos.html  Explores what Mexicans are celebrating on the Day of the Dead.  Day of the Dead in Mexico  - http://www.dayofthedead.com/  Excerpts from Maria Esther Schumacher's book give a history of the holiday.  The People's Guide to Mexico: Day of the Dead  - http://www.peoplesguide.com/1pages/chapts/viva/dodead/1dodindex.html  Examines the differences between Halloween and the Day of the Dead, and explores the customs related to the traditional Mexican holiday.  Mexico OnLine: Day Of The Dead  - http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm  Detailed description of the festival celebrating the reunion of dead relatives with their families. Includes photographs.  Mything Links' Day of the Dead in Mexico  - http://www.mythinglinks.org/DayOfDead.html  Collection of annotated links with traditional music and artwork.  Los Dias De Los Muertos  - http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm  Provides a short description of the celebration, along with a brief look at its origins and contemporary customs.  LosMuertes  - http://members.tripod.com/DisFolks/LosMuertes.htm  Describes the holiday and features the artwork of Jose Guadalupe Posada, whose drawings have become synonymous with the Day of the Dead.  Tradition of the Dead's Day  - http://www.intelnet.com.mx/queretaro/muertos/default.htm  Brief description of the holiday and annotated links.  Janitzio: Celebrating the Day of the Dead  - http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm  Explores how the holiday is celebrated in Janitzio.  Lesson Plan - Day of the Dead or "Dia de los Muertos"  - http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Day.html  Teaching plan for teachers of grades 4 - 5. Includes a Spanish poem in Spanish and English.  Dia de los Muertos  - http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/  Shows history, traditional foods, events and timeline, photos, altar, Realaudio interviews, and related e-postcards.  Day of the Dead  - http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/dead.htm  Describes the celebration's history, spiritual significance, traditions, foods and decorations.  Day of the Dead in Totimehuacan: A Photographic Study  - http://www.ixeh.net/travel/ddm/ddm-en/ddm-start.html  Decorated graves, home altars and public spaces on All Souls Day in San Francisco Totimehuacan, Puebla, Mexico, with bibliography. In English and Spanish.  Day of the Dead - A Mexican Perspective  - http://www.mexico-child-link.org/day-of-the-dead-mexico/day-of-the-dead-mexico.htm  A Mexican woman explains the origins of the Day of the Dead. Contains a photograph of an altar dedicated to the events of September 11 2001.  Day of the Dead in Oaxaca  - http://www.day-of-the-dead.org/  Describes the celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico.  Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: Oaxaca, Mexico  - http://www.mexonline.com/dayofthedead.htm  The Cabrera family describes one of the most important festivities of Oaxaca.  Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead  - http://www.diadelosmuertos.us/  Dedicated to the Mexican holiday, el dia de los muertos (the day of the dead). Information on altar making, the history of the holiday and its art.