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title: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
description: A Mexican celebration honoring deceased loved ones, widely observed in California.
canonical_url: <https://love.irish/calendar/dia-de-los-muertos>
md_url: <https://love.irish/calendar/dia-de-los-muertos.md>
last_updated: 2026-01-17T06:35:05Z
starts_at: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z
ends_at: 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z
---

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated on November 1-2, coinciding with the Catholic All Saints' and All Souls' Days. Families create altars (ofrendas), visit cemeteries, and celebrate the lives of those who have passed. The holiday shares themes with the Celtic Samhain festival. Learn to discuss this celebration as Gaeilge.

## Stór Focal _Vocabulary_

Irish vocabulary for Día de los Muertos

### [Lá na Marbh](<https://love.irish/codex/lá-na-marbh>)

Day of the Dead

### [na mairbh](<https://love.irish/codex/na-mairbh>)

the dead

### [cuimhneachán](<https://love.irish/codex/cuimhneachán>)

remembrance / commemoration

### [sinsir](<https://love.irish/codex/sinsir>)

ancestors

### [altóir](<https://love.irish/codex/altóir>)

altar

### [bláthanna](<https://love.irish/codex/bláthanna>)

flowers

### [coinneal](<https://love.irish/codex/coinneal>)

candle

### [cloigeann](<https://love.irish/codex/cloigeann>)

skull

### [reilig](<https://love.irish/codex/reilig>)

cemetery

### [spiorad](<https://love.irish/codex/spiorad>)

spirit / soul

### [teaghlach](<https://love.irish/codex/teaghlach>)

family

### [Samhain](<https://love.irish/codex/samhain>)

#### Samhain (proper noun)

*feminine*

1. Samhain (Celtic festival of the dead) (Event): The ancient Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest and the start of winter (31 Oct–1 Nov); the root of modern Halloween.

## Items

### [Día de los Muertos](<https://love.irish/codex/día-de-los-muertos>)

Day of the Dead

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