San Andreas has a new state holiday.
Día de Los Muertos, which occurs on November the 1st has been declared a state holiday by Governor Barbant.
Jeremy Barbant
@BrotherJeremy
My first Executive Order has been signed.
This November 1st will be the first offical time Día de Los Muertos will be celebrated as a State Holiday!
The States hispanic roots run deep within San Andreas, and I am honored to sign in into law!
Día de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead has an origin in Hispanic and Latin America. Often expressed as a day, or sometimes a week of prayer and remembrance for friends and family members who have passed into the afterlife.
The history of the holiday is disputed, with some evidence supporting an exclusive historical ties to the ancient Aztec-Columbian civilizations in Central America. While others draw from the christian ties to Allhallowtide which occurs on the 31st of October and the 1st of November respectively, making the holiday a mixture of spanish-christian influence, and historic native observances.
This observance was also explored in the critically acclaimed Disney/Pixar movie ‘Coco’.
There are a number of events taking place this weekend, coinciding with Halloween, and this new State Holiday.
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