Fascination with death
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Fascination with death has occurred throughout human history, characterized by obsessions with death and all things related to death and the afterlife.
In past times, and present, people would form cults around death and figures. Famously, Anubis, Osiris, Hades, and La Santa Muerte have all had large cult followings. La Santa Muerte (Saint Death), or the personification of death, is currently worshiped by many in Mexico and other countries in Central America. Day of the Dead (2nd of November) is a celebration for the dead.