An art installation of a skeleton is displayed, ahead of the Day of the Dead, at the Plaza del Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
The turning on of the decorative lighting in public buildings in the Zócalo was accompanied on Wednesday night by impressive artistic installations as a preamble to the Day of the Dead.
Dozens of people enjoyed skeletons, skulls and other illuminated and decorated figures at the inauguration of the main offering. Below are the images:
Aerial view of the zócalo in the celebration prior to the Day of the Dead (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)People gather near artistic installations of skeletons and other decorations, before the Day of the Dead, while the Cathedral is seen in the background , in the Plaza del Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry RomeroPeople gather near art installations of skeletons and other decorations, ahead of the Day of the Dead, while the Metropolitan Cathedral is seen in the background, at Plaza del Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry RomeroPeople gather near art installations of skeletons and other decorations, ahead of the Day of the Dead, at the Plaza del Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry RomeroAn art installation of a skeleton is displayed, ahead of the Day of the Dead, while the Metropolitan Cathedral is seen in the background, at the Plaza del Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry RomeroPeople stand gathers near artistic installations of skeletons and other decorations, ahead of the Day of the Dead, at Plaza del Zócalo in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry RomeroA man takes a selfie with other people gathered near art installations of skeletons and other decorations, ahead of the Day of the Dead, while the Metropolitan Cathedral is seen in the background, in the Plaza del Zócalo in Mexico City , Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry RomeroDecorated skulls and figures are displayed, before the Day of the Dead, in the Plaza del Zócalo in the City of Mexico, Mexico, October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry RomeroMEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 30: A view of the cardboard skeletons as people gather to watch the event during the inauguration of the Memorial Day ofrenda Dead, in the main square of the Zócalo, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images)MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 30: A view of cardboard skeletons as people gather to watch the event during the inauguration of the Day of the Dead ofrenda, in the main plaza of the Zócalo , in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images)CITY OF MEXICO, MEXICO – OCTOBER 30: A view of cardboard skeletons as people gather to watch the event during the inauguration of the Day of the Dead ofrenda, in the main square of the Zócalo, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images)TOPSHOT – View of a giant skull during the inauguration of the Day’s mega-offering of the Dead in the Zócalo square in Mexico City, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)People enjoy the decorations during the inauguration of the Day of the Dead megaoffering in the Zócalo plaza in Mexico City on October 30, 2024. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)Aerial view showing images of skulls during the inauguration of the Day of the Dead mega-offering in the Zócalo square in Mexico City, on October 30, 2024 (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)
