CNN Eva Longoria Searching for Mexico June 4, 2024 01:26:00
[cheering] - most of us have heard of the day of the dead. it's one of mexico's biggest celebrations, and my personal favorite, where spirits come back to eat, drink, and party with the living. this celebration is rooted in aztec and spanish cultures and share similarities with the maya ceremony hanal pixan, meaning "food for the souls." [upbeat music] ♪ ♪ hola. - hola, eva. - [speaking spanish] [rooster crows] - two-thirds of the population of yucatán are of mayan descent. and at the heart of the peninsula is the maya town of xocén.