The Mexican government designated Dia de Muertos a national holiday in the 1960s, and since that time, it has been celebrated all over Mexico.
This tradition is intricately connected with the indigenous history of Mexico and Central America, like many traditions carried on today. There are some communities and regions of Mexico that retain much of their indigenous history and tradition, such as the Mayan communities we visited in the Yucatan Peninsula and the city of Oaxaca, which has a population that is over 50% indigenous people.
