Meet The Man Keeping A Rare Day Of The Dead Bone Cleaning Tradition Alive | Still Standing

In the days leading up to Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, families in Pomuch, Mexico, take their deceased relatives skeletons out of their tombs for their annual cleaning. The ritual is said to originate with the Mayans, and today, only Catholics here practice it. The pandemic has kept people away from the cemetery for the past two years, and younger generations are unlikely to carry on the tradition for much longer. MORE STILL STANDING: Meet The Shaman Using Ancient Chocolate Rituals To Revive Mayan Traditions | Still Standing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9xKQGbtCTI How Bone Carvers In India Are Keeping A Prehistoric Art Alive | Still Standing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2rEZKPfAIs Meet The Women Keeping A 2,000-Year-Old Indigenous Craft Alive In Guatemala | Still Standing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_U0ZBRTsw ------------------------------------------------------ #BusinessInsider #DiadelosMuertos #Mexico Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/businessinsider BI on Facebook: https://read.bi/2xOcEcj BI on Instagram: https://read.bi/2Q2D29T BI on Twitter: https://read.bi/2xCnzGF BI on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Boot Camp on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Boot_Camp/3383377771 Meet The Man Keeping A Rare Day Of The Dead Bone Cleaning Tradition Alive | Still Standing