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Nisrin Demir
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Memorials made from ashes
Latin American farewell
Latin American farewell
About this experience
Latin American farewell
Latin America encompasses hundreds of cultures and influences that cannot, of course, all be treated as one. Even so, we want to offer every tradition and country the opportunity to create a fitting ceremony or funeral service together with us. Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is celebrated widely in Mexico on 2 November. Across the country, people picnic at graves in honour of family members who have died. They eat and celebrate with the dead, connecting death with life. For a while, death loses some of its fear. People remember the dead, feel close to them and welcome them briefly into the world of the living. They remain part of the gathering, with a place even laid for them at the table. The day is also observed in Peru, Guatemala and Ecuador. An old Inca tradition is said to involve visiting the graves of those who have died and symbolically sharing a meal with them. On 2 November, people also prepare a particular sweet dish from maize flour and fruit at home, not only in cemeteries. It is called Colada morada and is accompanied by decorated, sweet-filled breads shaped like children, known as Guaguas de pan.
What people say
Translated from the original German
"It is difficult to find a funeral director willing to care for a four-legged companion who has died. From the first contact and the cremation through to the keepsake: thank you."
Vicky Holzapfel
