Every autumn the Monarch Butterflies go up North to the United States and Canada, come back to Mexico for the winter protection of the oyamel fir trees. The people welcome back the returning butterflies that they believe carry the spirits of their departed. The spirits are honored during Los Dias de Los Muertos. Los Dias de Los Muertos, is a traditional Mexican holiday of honoring the dead. It is celebrated every year at the same …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…customs of Halloween, evolved with the influences of the Celtics, the Romans, and the Christian holy days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day but with added influences from the Aztec people of Mexico. The Aztecs believed that in the afterlife the spirits of the dead would return as hummingbirds and butterflies. Even images carved in the ancient Aztec monuments show the belief of connecting the spirits of the dead and the Monarch butterfly.