"What a difference a day (the Day of the Dead) makes! In the U.S. in the past generation, a Latin American family/religious ritual has been reinvented as a holiday of ethnic pride that builds bridges between new and settled immigrants, between Latinos and Anglos, and across cultural identity, consumerism, and political protest." Michael Schudson, author of The Good Citizen: A History of American Public Life.

• Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead By Stanley Brandes (5-page pdf)
• Beliefs and Customs
• Mexico's Day of the Dead - resource page
• Modern Observance
• Glossary of Altar Terms

• Origins of Día de los Muertos
• History and Meaning of the Day of the Dead
• Día de los Muertos By Christina Zarate (2-page pdf)

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