Among Mexicans who usually celebrate the Day of the Dead, the vast majority (93 percent) planned to light candles during this holiday, as showed a survey carried out in October 2023. Main activities performed during this holiday also included eating "bread of the dead" (
Pan de Muerto
) and visiting the pantheon. Moreover, nearly half of respondents also planned to place an offering to celebrate this traditional holiday in 2023.
Most popular activities carried out by Mexicans during the Day of the Dead in 2023
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "De las siguientes actividades
relacionadas al Día de Muertos que le voy a mencionar, dígame si usted o su familia las realizan o no."
* Pan de muerto (bread of the dead) is a type of sweet bread baked in Mexico during the Day of the Dead.
** Calaverita is a sugar skull, often gifted to children and used as decoration for the Day of the Dead.
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Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. (November 1, 2023). Most popular activities carried out by Mexicans during the Day of the Dead in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274318/main-activities-mexicans-do-on-dia-de-muertos/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. "Most popular activities carried out by Mexicans during the Day of the Dead in 2023." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274318/main-activities-mexicans-do-on-dia-de-muertos/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. (2023). Most popular activities carried out by Mexicans during the Day of the Dead in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274318/main-activities-mexicans-do-on-dia-de-muertos/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica. "Most Popular Activities Carried out by Mexicans during The Day of The Dead in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274318/main-activities-mexicans-do-on-dia-de-muertos/
Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica, Most popular activities carried out by Mexicans during the Day of the Dead in 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274318/main-activities-mexicans-do-on-dia-de-muertos/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Most popular activities carried out by Mexicans during the Day of the Dead in 2023 [Graph], Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274318/main-activities-mexicans-do-on-dia-de-muertos/
