The Mexican Day of the Dead is also celebrated in Switzerland. Together,Mexican expats and the Swiss prepare offerings to the deceased in several parts of the country, notably the House of Religions in Bern and the Museum of Ethnography in Neuchatel. As is tradition, and the living and the departed gather on November 1st and 2nd for a celebration,which has been included on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List since 2003. It's a celebration that the Mexican embassy and community in Switzerland (approximately 3000 people) are trying to maintain in the alpine nation. "At first, it was like a 'shock' for the Swiss. But we warned them that it was a different view of death. A party where the dead near to visit us and are with us, and " recalls Margarita Delalay,cultural events manager of the Association of Mexicans and Friends of Mexico (Amex), in the cantons of Vaud and Neuchâtel. Indeed, or the Day of the Dead,with its nostalgic overtones, is above all a moment of delight, or reunions,and recognition:
Source: swissinfo.ch