In Search of the Dead: A Scientific Investigation of Evidence for Life After Death

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Día de las Ñatitas ("Day of the Skulls") is a festival celebrated in La Paz, Bolivia, at the beginning of November after the celebrations of All Saints. In pre-Columbian times indigenous Andeans had a tradition of sharing a day with the bones of their ancestors on the third year after burial. Today families keep only the skulls for such rituals. Traditionally, the skulls of family members are kept at home to watch over the family and protect them during the year. On November 9, the family crowns the skulls with fresh flowers, sometimes also dressing them in various garments, and making offerings of cigarettes, coca leaves, alcohol, and various other items in thanks for the year's protection. The skulls are also sometimes taken to the central cemetery in La Paz for a special Mass and blessing. [73] [74] [75] Brazil Cordova, Ruben C. (2019). The Day of the Dead in Art (PDF). San Antonio: The City of San Antonio, Department of Arts & Culture. pp.32–33. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2023 . Retrieved March 12, 2023. Families tidying and decorating graves at a cemetery in Almoloya del Río in the State of Mexico, 1995 Quinones, Sam (October 28, 2006). "Making a night of Day of the Dead". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023 . Retrieved November 26, 2006. The Brazilian public holiday of Dia de Finados, Dia dos Mortos or Dia dos Fiéis Defuntos (Portuguese: "Day of the Dead" or "Day of the Faithful Deceased") is celebrated on November 2. Similar to other Day of the Dead celebrations, people go to cemeteries and churches with flowers and candles and offer prayers. The celebration is intended as a positive honoring of the dead. Memorializing the dead draws from indigenous and European Catholic origins.

Agustin Sanchez Gonzalez has a similar view in his article published in the INAH's bi-monthly journal Arqueología Mexicana. Gonzalez states that, even though the "indigenous" narrative became hegemonic, the spirit of the festivity has far more in common with European traditions of Danse macabre and their allegories of life and death personified in the human skeleton to remind us the ephemeral nature of life. He also highlights that in the 19th-century press there was little mention of the Day of the Dead in the sense that we know it today. All there was were long processions to cemeteries, sometimes ending with drunkenness. Elsa Malvido also points to the recent origin of the tradition of "velar" or staying up all night with the dead. It resulted from the Reform Laws under the presidency of Benito Juarez which forced family pantheons out of Churches and into civil cemeteries, requiring rich families having servants guarding family possessions displayed at altars. [16] Another peculiar tradition involving children is La Danza de los Viejitos (the Dance of the Old Men) where boys and young men dressed like grandfathers crouch and jump in an energetic dance. [43] Gruenwedel, Erik (July 8, 2021). "Nielsen: Household Streamers Had Netflix Sweet Tooth Through June 13". Media Play News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022 . Retrieved December 30, 2021. As a child, the combination of a family bereavement and the 90's ITV documentary series "Strange But True?" sewed the seed for a huge interest in the paranormal as I grew up. It could be said that I had an obsession with it, but especially anything to do with ghosts, demons, the afterlife, and that particular spectrum of the subject. This was maintained in my twenties where I'd devour anything I could find on the topic - books, documentaries, YouTube videos, discussion forums, you name it!

a b Lane, Carly (May 10, 2021). "First Army of the Dead Social Reactions Tease a Gory, Genre-Bending, Over-The-Top Zombie Heist Film". Collider. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021 . Retrieved May 25, 2021. When you are so excited to see something you build it up and think it will never be as good as you imagine. This, however exceeded all of my expectations. It was brilliant. Definitely worth the wait and definitely worth a watch. – stoylesdanielle via The Internet Movie Database –––– I've watched it today and I can say that this is probably the best documentary I've seen on the subject. This film has such a high level of honesty. I completely trust that the filmmakers are taking it seriously, and have no motive beyond that which they state; to find out for themselves if there might be life after death, and therefore indirectly validate some paranormal experiences. This is surprisingly rare in the world of paranormal media where usually there's a conclusion the filmmakers start with (whether pro or anti-paranormal). ANDREA CAMILLERI TELLS US: "THE DAY OF THE DEAD IN SICILY" ". Sicily Tourist (in Italian). Archived from the original on November 4, 2022 . Retrieved November 4, 2022.

Mexican-style Day of the Dead celebrations occur in major cities in Australia, Fiji, and Indonesia. Additionally, prominent celebrations are held in Wellington, New Zealand, complete with altars celebrating the deceased with flowers and gifts. [68] Philippines A ofrenda in a Filipino American household. During Day of the Dead festivities, food is both eaten by living people and given to the spirits of their departed ancestors as ofrendas ('offerings'). [29] Tamales are one of the most common dishes prepared for this day for both purposes. [30] Family altar for the Day of the Dead on a patio Drury, Sharareh (May 21, 2021). " Army of the Dead Star Ana de la Reguera Talks Battling Zombies and Building Her Own Opportunities". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021 . Retrieved May 25, 2021.Kundu, Tamal (May 21, 2021). "Where Was Army of the Dead Filmed?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021 . Retrieved May 25, 2021. Sandwell, Ian (May 5, 2021). "Dave Bautista explains why he chose Army of the Dead over The Suicide Squad". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021 . Retrieved May 25, 2021. a b c Couch, Aaron (May 12, 2021). "Deborah Snyder on Intimate Army of the Dead Shoot and Finding Closure With Justice League". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021 . Retrieved May 25, 2021. Dia de los Muertos [Day of the Dead] – San Francisco". Archived from the original on October 17, 2014 . Retrieved October 19, 2014. Muñoz Zurita, Ricardo. "Muc bil pollo". Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana[ Encyclopedic dictionary of Mexican Gastronomy] (in Spanish). Larousse Cocina. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021 . Retrieved November 2, 2021.

In Belize, Day of the Dead is practiced by people of the Yucatec Maya ethnicity. The celebration is known as Hanal Pixan which means 'food for the souls' in their language. Altars are constructed and decorated with food, drinks, candies, and candles put on them. The historian Ricardo Pérez Montfort has further demonstrated how the ideology known as indigenismo became more and more closely linked to post-revolutionary official projects whereas Hispanismo was identified with conservative political stances. This exclusive nationalism began to displace all other cultural perspectives, to the point that in the 1930s the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl was officially promoted by the government as a substitute for the Spanish Three Kings tradition, with a person dressed up as the deity offering gifts to poor children. [12] Perú: así se vivió Día de todos los santos en cementerios de Lima". Peru. peru.com. January 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017 . Retrieved October 30, 2017.Ethereal Productions is scheduled to release its debut documentary, In Search of the Dead, in 2019. Video interviews of several people willing to do so led to profound conclusions. Many of these mediums are able to see what is beyond the mirror (admittedly some of the time) but never what is in it, such as a need for proper dental maintenance. Profound wisdom was gleaned - such as that sometimes it is phony! People looking for signs that their guesses might be accurate based on your emotional response! Revealing!

Somehow, for me, that approach and level of honesty really gives this film a huge sense of authenticity when compared to the many others I've seen on the topic. Hedding, Judy. "Day of the Dead". Phoenix. About.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007 . Retrieved November 28, 2007. For me, this film is exactly what I want out of this sort of thing. A sober documentary that makes you sit down and think about it while you watch. Not some drama filled ghost hunting trip that tries to make you think that there's a ghost in every room. Not someone spending two hours to say "Well, there's nothing."Acclaimed Sicilian author Andrea Camilleri recounts his Giorno dei Morti experience as boy, as well as the negative cultural impact that WWII era American influence had on the long-held tradition.