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**by Paul** The United States The U.S is starting to slowly make Day of the Dead a U.S holiday. Texas and Arizona hold the most traditional celebrations in the country since they hasve such a high Latino population. L.A held the first public celebration in the 1970's, and it slowly grew to the rest of the southwest states. L.A also holds the largest celebration in the country observing traditonal and political views honoring Iraq casualties especially Latino's. There has said to be obsevences as north as Montana.
 * OBSERVANCES OUTSIDE OF MEXICO**
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Europe The Europeans celebrate this holiday very similary to how they celebrate in Mexico.

Guatemala In Guatemala to celebrate they make and fly giant kites, and they also do the traditional visiting of the gravesites. Also to celebrate they make Fiambre which is made of 50 ingredients, and is only made for this specific holiday.

Brazil They only celebrate on Nov.2nd which is All Soul's day. They only celebrate by visiting gravesites and the churches of the deceased offering prayers.Of the countries that do celebrate Day of the Dead Brazil is the most laid back one they dont arent as big on celebrateing. If the traditional celebrating is done it is usually done behind closed doors.
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Haiti In Haiti they mix their tradional voodoo withRoman Catholicism to make their own version of this holiday. The celebration involves playing drums and other instruments loudly all night to awaken Baron Samedi, the god of the dead, and his troublesome children. media type="custom" key="11052968" width="10" height="10" Phillpines The Filipinos believe that this holiday is a family reunion with their ancestors. They spend two days by the tomb playing games, and eating food that ancestor liked. Day of the Dead is the third most popular holiday after Christmas and Holy Week.

Korea They will go to where their ancestor is "enshrined" and perform rituals of ancient worship. They offer at the site crops, food, and prayers to help the spirit.

Japan The celebration is known as the Bon Festival or the Obon Festival. It is the Buddhist holiday to honor the dead. The celebration is held in August instead of November. To them the spirits come back to visit family not to scare people like believed to on halloween. Once it turns night they light laterns to help the spirits find their way home. this celebration has been around for 500 years.

Cambodia They celebrate during the 10th lunar month which is usually September. For 14 days they will wake before dawn and make food and other gifts to take to monks,and their ancestors. On the 15th day they make sticky rice and beeans wrapped in banana leaves, and other special foods to mark the end of Pak Ben, Festival of the Dead.

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