Every year across Mexico, people gather to celebrate loved ones they’ve lost. Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a colourful festival meant to reflect joyously on the lives those lost ones left, rather than to mourn them. Here are some fast facts about Mexico’s iconic annual festival:
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