Day of the Dead Holiday

The Day of the Dead is a day where family members from all of Latin America come together and honor their deceased loved ones. It is also a time where family members come together to eat, sleep, and pray all night long in order to prepare the way to Heaven and lessen the time their loved ones spend in purgatory. Each country that celebrates The Day of the Dead has their own traditions and beliefs. In Peru, people put candles or light bulbs in front of the tumbs to please the deceased and provide light as their loved ones travel to Heaven.
These people are praying together because they don´t have any deceased relatives at this cemetary. They are praying for someone far away.

Honoring loved ones on this day is a huge deal. I was told that one year the city had some technical problems and the electricity went out. The people were infuriated.
The tombs in these pictures are people over the age of 5. Children five years and younger are thought to turn to angels when they die and therefore don´t need a light on their tomb. I´m not sure about you guys but I sure know a lot of kids that are far from being angels!