15 Awesome Ways To Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos

Maggie Grainger

Halloween is one of the year’s most popular holidays. You get to dress up and pretend to be whoever you want and can get into lots of mischief without making too many heads turn. All Hallows might get allthe attention, but November 1 is also a big holiday. Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday which is a day of remembrance for friends and family members who have died. To honor them, people make skull masks, flowers, and colorful decorations. Here are 15 awesome ways people celebrate those who have passed on to the great beyond.

15. Model Dead

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Who said dead people couldn’t make a fashion statement?

 

 

14. Do-It-Yourself Dead Masks

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Don’t have time for an extreme face painting sesh? Grab some construction paper and get into the spirit quickly and easily.

 

 

13. Artsy Dead

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Good thing they had extra red and white markers.

 

 

12. Graveyard Dead

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Hipster until death.

 

 

11. Jamaican Me Dead

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There ain’t no party like an undead party because an undead party don’t stop.

 

 

10. Darth Dead

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May the afterlife be with you.

 

 

9. Happy Dead

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Not everything about dying is sad.

 

 

8. Hot Girl Dead

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Even hot girls have skeletons in their closets.

 

 

7. Boba Fett Dead

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Even Boba Fett gets into the holiday spirit.

 

 

6. Rosy Dead

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Everything is rosy when you’re underground.

 

 

5. Retired Dead

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Keepin’ it colorful.

 

 

4. Southern Belle Dead

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Scarlett O’Hara has nothing on this sweet getup.

 

 

3. Cowboy Dead

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Forget guns, this cowboy is packing candles.

 

 

2. Princes Leia Dead

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Who knew under Princess Leia’s hair buns there was an entire garden?

 

 

1. Hipster Dead

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These undead are ridin’ dirty.

 

 

What is your favorite Day of the Dead tribute? Let me know!

 

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