Reflection Essay Content
This short film overviews the history of the celebration of the Day of the Dead in Mexico and other Latin American countries. It is a good example of dramaturgical analysis, cultural rituals. Also, this short video shows how societal expectations of social roles shape individual behavior.

Question:
Think of ceremonies and celebrations of life of the ancestors in your culture or cultures. Are they similar to those of the ceremony of the Day of the Dead? If that is culturally appropriate in your nation/tribe, please share types of ceremonies in your culture and emphasize different verbal and non-verbal communication, different statuses and roles of those who perform and observe in ceremonies and/or celebrations. If your tribe does not practice ceremonies or some forms of collective celebrations, or if it is not culturally appropriate to share them with non-tribe members, reflect on the Day of the Dead ceremony and celebration and point to what you observed in this short video. Feel free to engage this reflective essay any way you want.