Mexico City. For the celebration of the Day of the Dead, between Friday, November 1 and Sunday, November 3, the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) estimates a total economic impact of 25,605 million pesos. The federal agency indicated that a benefit of nearly 2,048 million is expected for lodging alone, but adding consumption in other tourist … Read more
Mexico City. With the theme of “Lost Souls”, dedicated to “those relatives and loved ones that we did not know, but we know they existed”, the National Center for the Arts (Cenart) welcomes from this Saturday until tomorrow Sunday the XXIV Fair of las Calacas, organized by the National Coordination of Child Development-Alas y Raíces, … Read more
When celebrating November 1 and 2, Day of the Dead At the world level, the singer Samario Carlos Vives remembered the boxer Egidio Cuadrado, who died on October 21 at the Colombia University Clinic in Bogotá after several weeks in the hospital in the Intensive Care Unit. With a heartfelt message published on his social … Read more
Hundreds of people from the country and several foreigners, many dressed for the occasion, visited and enjoyed yesterday the UNAM 2024 Megaofrenda Day of the Dead University Festival, Mexico seen through the lens. Gallery: Flowers, altars and catrinas: A visual journey through the Day of the Dead In its 27th version, this year the offerings … Read more
Guadalajara, Jal. Local artists and tapeteros from Tlaxcala and Uriangato, Guanajuato, participated in the staging of the 15th Day of the Dead Festival in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, giving magic and color to the festival that returned to this suburban municipality east of Guadalajara, whose greatest attraction is a enormous catrina 22 meters high, accompanied by its … Read more
It has been a long time since the tradition of altars for the dead left the family redoubt to take over public spaces with overflowing wealth and imagination. Gallery: Flowers, altars and catrinas: A visual journey through the Day of the Dead The Monumental Altar of the Dead of the University of the Claustro de … Read more
The reunion between the living and the deceased is symbolized by the Xantolo or Festival of Souls, whose influence overflowed the Museum of Mexico City with music, dance and merriment on Wednesday night to receive to our ancestors and pay them a joyful tribute on the eve of the Day of the Dead celebration. For … Read more
Puerto Vallarta, Jal. With a green and yellow dress, with a huge hat and 28.15 meters tall, Catrina already adorns the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk, as part of the Day of the Dead Festival called “Remember Me” that started this Thursday. This is the third time that the largest Catrina in the world has held the … Read more
The Aguascalientes State Government, through the Aguasnivelense Institute for Migration (Iapemi), brought the iconic figure of La Catrina to New York, in an effort to share the cultural wealth of Mexico with the migrant community and residents of that city. As part of the Day of the Dead celebration, this iconic figure will remain in … Read more
Day of the Dead altars will be available in Scottsdale‘s Old Town until November 2. Photo: Marlene Valero / Arizona Press bread of the dead, marigold flowersincense and photographs of loved ones who are no longer with us, flooded the Old Town de Scottsdale last weekend to celebrate the Day of the Deada tradition that … Read more