NHS Local
National Health Service (UK)
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
The Mexicans have a national holiday (Día de los Muertos) in November to celebrate the lives of people who have died. They believe that a more open society which talks about and celebrates death leads to a healthier society. Elizabeth Baquedano, lecturer in Aztec Archealogy at the University of London explains how the Mexicans don’t fear death, they celebrate it.
See the video [7 min 7 sec] at NHS Local