BBC World - Day of the Dead

[@martinzehr6868]

We owe our lives, our journey through this life to our ancestors. They speak to us of our traditions, of our past and of our family. My niece's daughter joined the ancestor's at two years old on Christmas Day. Our memories hold their spirits and their spirits walk with us, who we are, what we see, how we grow.

[@Taylor.renata]

At some points the narrator seemed very incentive and ignorant, but I must admit I really enjoyed when he finally opened up a little to talk about his dead relatives. I understand he's not used to it, and I'm sure it's just his knee jerk reaction to brush this type of "magic stuff" off, but in the end he did connect when he was willing and I hope he knows his relatives definitely received the message he sent and I'm happy he had a moment to let himself feel. I wish everyone the best.

[@Dreamskater100]

insensitive*.

[@erickahidalgo3144]

I couldn’t came across this video in most perfect timing… I had to stop the video because the song that came out Selia Cruz (rest in peace by the way) was the exact song that I remember when I had to go through my first funeral if my beloved grandmother.. words can’t express how much I appreciate this for the lyrics in the song talk about not to cry 😢 for life is carnival, not to give in to negative thoughts. She said to me you are and will always be the apple of my eye. I expected to watch this just in knowing how to honor my own memory of her for she was my biggest fan as well. Thank you 🙏🏻 🥰 Abuelita I see you ! Gracias for your birthday wishes I love you so very much and I hope anyone watching this knows that our love ones are always around , that we are never alone.. family , angels weather pets or friends they are with you , cheering you on 😊

[@BLDalton85]

Ive always been fascinated by this but really like the idea. I'd love to come embrace this holiday with this culture.

[@Sn33kyy]

My grandmother died at the end of may right before my birthday I still have moments where I miss her and it’s still shocking to think that she’s gone because it was so unexpected even the way she died I didn’t expect but after watching this it’s helped the grieving process for me

[@drjoopj]

I love Mexican culture. It's beautiful!

[@Aldolfo89YT]

I don't see him being disrespectful at all, he's asking questions in order to try to understand and to get as much information for the documentary in order to educate the viewers. I don't see the disrespect, he's there to document period. As an atheist in a family that does celebrate Day of the Dead, I am skeptical of spirits of my family members coming back to visit, but to me the Day of the Dead is a good time to remember my family that have gone and celebrate them as they were in life.

[@screspotabak]

Blush with me

[@celestearth]

To say Oaxaca is going to be more "Aztec" incredibly inaccurate and false. Mexico is NOT monolithic. That statement he made is crazy disrespectful.

[@SeaBagel228]

Day of the Dead isn’t celebrating death or those who’ve died, but those who lived. They’re we’re stories and lives behind everyone we remember and death is only the natural result of their cycle, but they won’t actually die until they’re forgotten That’s the heart of Día de los Muertos 🌺 💀 🌺

[@samanthairving8786]

the information was great but the narrator to this video seemed on edge with it and didn't see that it was more based on love and the feeling of the loved ones with them, but he more or less was focused on being able to see them there. I feel as though he is the type to think that "seeing is believing"

[@lupevaldez5207]

That’s why I love my Mexico!

I am Mexican and first the word AZTECA is incorrect. The proper word is MEXICA. La catrina was an elegant or well-dressed woman, so it refers to rich people. So many year ago a sharp dresses man was called CATRÍN and woman CATRINA. La Calavera (skeleton) Catrina was created by José Guadalupe Posada around 1910-1913. She was created as a satirical image. The artist aimed to mock the indigenous Mexicans who imitated European style....I hope I can help you with this!

[@laughcentral1]

Such a warm culture ❤️

[@vatolocosforever803]

Brianna Rose orale

[@rociooml]

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[@pedromartinez-vazquez7965]

Such a nice video. The encounter of two cultures which have traditionally been far from each other. All done in a nice gentle way. Thanks for the video.

[@natelee8406]

I think it makes dying less scary because you know someone is celebrating you because being literally near death is scary

[@katrin896]

Just my honest opinion. If you are going to another country to document a tradition or a culture, don't do it from your perspective, do it from theirs. Nobody cares that you didn't grow up with this and that you don't believe in it, that doesn't make this tradition any less significant, and you just leave your audience annoyed that you refused to put your own prejudice aside. Just embrace it, learn about it, take part in it. I'm not from Mexico and I've never participated in this tradition but boy would I like to! I would go all in, I would want to dress up, cook the food and learn as much as I could about this.

[@aaronpelayo4591]

Fuck school bruh , made me watch this whole shit

[@madenrover6058]

Real

[@lulasghostasmr3779]

EVP at 14:29 ? Is his grandfather saying hello? It's interesting that there is a strange sound as he is describing the grandfather he never knew. Start at 14:25 and listen.

[@samanthairving8786]

I just went back to listen and I never drew any attention to that, but it is kinda weird. when I first heard it, I thought it was my headphones

[@Dreamskater100]

What's EVP? At 14:29 heard a technical glitch, a scratchy sound. I heard someone say gracias in he background.

[@bixaorellana]

Oaxaca -- Aztecs?! How much research did you do?

[@bixaorellana]

Thanks, Cargoshots. It's pretty outrageous that the BBC put out something with bad information. I wonder how old the original program is. This video was published in 2016, but the same one (with better resolution) is also on youtube from 2011.

[@YZ4hunnid]

death is probably saying "I want to see that same energy when I see you"

[@benjamindominguezmercado3848]

You finally cry... You finally understood...

[@Dreamskater100]

What o you mean?

[@benjamindominguezmercado3848]

@@Dreamskater100 if You try to underdstand día de muertos bye your reason, You Will never do, but when You just feel, You get the whole idea...

[@Osazeone]

The Dead Are All Around Us!

[@gerardgonzales5744]

They should find another guy to do this show, this white guy is a skeptic rude and very close minded

[@YZ4hunnid]

yeah he sounds like a real dipshit, taking some subtle shots, "looks like mud" ........ she should have slapped him

[@samanthairving8786]

I agree, he seems to think that if he cant feel it, then it isn't real.

[@Ava_Orchid]

I think the point was to have a sort of skeptic come in and see if he felt anything. I mean any person who already follows these traditions would not have any sort of revelation since they already felt this to be true. It is more meaningful some times for some one to change the way one thinks then for someone to just believe in the same thing that they grew up with. Besides he truly came around and was very touched when they placed his passed family that he never met onto the altar and he felt that they were with him in some way. Introducing two people from the same culture with the same belief system is not a challenge at all but having someone be touched to such an extent that they change their viewpoint is more difficult by far. Though manners should tell you not to say someones food looks like mud. That is slap worthy!!

[@bubbachunkfunk9371]

Your white to

[@maddieroberts2488]

Bubba Chunk Funk you’re*

[@TheLampDancer]

Love this a lot

[@celestearth]

His first statement is just inaccurate. To say Oaxaca is more "Aztec" than the last place where the height of the "Aztec" Empire had its reign= Mexico City. Mexico is NOT monolithic and Oaxaca us full of tribes that are not Aztec. Besides it's Nauha or Mexica NOT Aztec.

[@samanthairving8786]

wtf is he trying to say when he said, " hocus pocus". that is really disrespectful

[@miabambina7176]

samantha irving not really. It would be just the same as saying Halloween, Christmas or Easter is just hocus pocus. Technically all the religious holidays are nothing more than that when it comes down to it. It’s the people that celebrate it that give it real meaning not god or spirits of deceased loved ones.

[@jackdeily8615]

I think he redeemed himself when he participates in the tradtition and cries for his grand dad in the end.

[@NOSBIG-nl6ok]

CRINGE

[@kaibabauta8782]

homework

[@starlightmoonlight4011]

Same

[@adoptmemaham3492]

Same 🙄

[@laurenclinton6104]

Does anybody know the name of the reporter in this video?

[@mrkneel5760]

As a humble gringo this host is an embarrassment. Lo ciento

[@starlightmoonlight4011]

Right? He's so "hmmmmmmmmmm is this just big big party?"

[@jackdeily8615]

Mole on chicken has to be one of my absolute favorite Mexican dishes.

[@C01by0_0]

I’m here for an assignment :/ lmao

[@thewholerabbit936]

The BBC guy was embarrassingly thick.

[@mohammedhossain5135]

after dead no one come back. only shaitan play al the game!

[@fanofstuff1607]

Isn’t the first all saints day and for kids.

[@archibaldthurston1316]

11:52 🤦‍♂️

[@ianottaway]

Stephen.. imagine you were fired from the BBC and you had no more pounds and lost your flat in Chelsea Can you see that? Egads!!!

[@smallpickrick774]

Hi

[@samanthairving8786]

hello

[@cogipomroll]

Hey

[@MelissaJohnson23408]

Cute

[@BLAIDHDKDOS]

Billy

[@bubbachunkfunk9371]

Damn she fine

[@KaiseiSasao]

どうも

[@vatolocosforever803]

We know how to die

[@smallpickrick774]

Helooooooo

[@RS54321]

This is an absolutely demonic celebration.

[@zcs7676]

I ask Allah to guide the Spanish speaking people to Islam which is a part of their heritage from Andalusian Spain. May Allah show them the truth in the Quran and Sunnah of the final prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam. Ameen

[@Schichiriel]

sorry, our ancient gods are guiding us

[@Schichiriel]

@@shadow_wolf1749 a lot of mexicans have spanish blood and heritage , and alot of the spanish legacy in Mexico came form Andalucia, but only a very little minority of them were muslims the rest were christians, us mexicans have a lot of legacies

[@FM-ki4dl]

Chales...were Mexican if anything we want to get more closer to our ancient roots!

[@RealBobEvans]

The Holy Bible declares that God has visited mankind in the flesh. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” - John 1:1,14 Jesus declared himself to be God. “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” - Revelation 1:8 Jesus’ disciples declared him to be God. “And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” - John 20:28 Jesus’ disciples worshipped him as God. “And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy” - Luke 24:52 The Lord Jesus Christ is God in human flesh. The Holy Bible says that we are all sinners and fall short of attaining Heaven. But God loves us and came to die for our sins on the cross. Three days later he rose from the dead and ever lives to make intercession for us. You must receive Jesus Christ and him alone as your personal Saviour. When you trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour, God imparts his own righteousness to your account and guarantees that you will go to Heaven. If you reject Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you will die in your sins and go to Hell. There is no amount of good works you can do to get yourself into Heaven; even the most righteous people fall short of God’s holiness. You must believe on Jesus Christ today and be saved/born again into God’s family! "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" - Romans 3:23 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." - Romans 5:8-9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." - Romans 10:9 "[Jesus Christ] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace" - Ephesians 1:7 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9

talking to the dead is witchcraft

[@ddd-ly3rv]

the only thing that scares me is situational homosexuality, mind you, that would give anyone the willies.

[@ddd-ly3rv]

@Lynx giving anyone the Willies is not homophibic. Find a man, settle down and get over it.

[@ddd-ly3rv]

@Lynx that is not homophobic. And congratulations by the way.