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> The Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City was inspired by an event in the James Bond film Spectre, which was fictional at the time of the film's production.
by Yhippa 7y ago
> The Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City was inspired by an event in the James Bond film Spectre, which was fictional at the time of the film's production.
I had no idea. I honestly thought this had been going on for years prior to that movie.
- 205guy 7y agoThat intrigued me as well, so I went to read some Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead). Day of the Dead is a southern Mexican celebration that evolved from the assimilation of native culture (Maya and meso-American) into the Catholic calendar (all Saints/all Souls days). It wasn't celebrated much in Mexico City and northern Mexico until recently, pushed on in part by the government celebrating more indigenous culture and creating a national holiday, and then the movie.
- yellowapple 7y agoSounds a lot like how Yule and Saturnalia (among others) got rolled into what we now call Christmas.