Day of the Dead, a lesser-known holiday stateside, is one of Mexico’s most important holidays, celebrated annually on November 1st and 2nd with festivals, cemetery gatherings and candies in the shape of skulls in honor of the lives of loved ones who have passed on.

Mexico City’s boutique Marquis Reforma hotel offers a two-night Day of the Dead package that includes: a trip, with box lunch, to the village of Mixquic outside Mexico City, famous for its Day of the Dead festivities; luxury accommodations in a Junior Suite; one spa treatment per person, per stay; daily buffet breakfast; transportation to Santa Fe shopping center; and early check-in and late check-out. The two-night Day of the Dead package is available from November 1 to 3, 2008. Rates are $820 per room based on double occupancy. For reservations or more information, call 1-800-235-2387 or visit www.marquisreforma.com <http://www.marquisreforma.com/> .

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