el día de los muertos. people go door-to-door sharing their grief with neighbors. families who have...
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El Día de Los
Muertos
El Día de Los Muertos
People go door-to-door sharing their grief with neighbors. Families who have lost loved ones during the year are visited by the group, who are offered food and gifts in appreciation.
El Día de Los Muertos
Flowers, especially marigolds, are very important to the Day of the Dead traditions.
This man prepares a cart to sell flowers.
El Día de Los MuertosDying flowers adorn this
grave as Day of the Dead
approaches. Soon, the
old flowers will be
replaced by new ones.
El Día de Los Muertos
Children prepare for the festivities by decorating paper
maché masks. At the end of the three-day celebration, the
children will wear the masks and parade through the
streets to “scare” the dead back to the underworld.
El Día de Los Muertos
Relatives prepare the graveyard in
Mixquic, Mexico by cleaning the
gravesites of their deceased loved
ones.
El Día de Los Muertos
This man uses the old flowers as a broom to sweep dust off
the grave of his deceased relative.
El Día de Los Muertos
Marigold petals and other small flowers are used to
create colorful mosaic designs on many of the
graves. Fresh mud is often applied to the gravesite as a temporary “glue” to hold
the flower petals.
El Día de Los Muertos
During the Day of the Dead celebration, the graveyard is filled with flower petal mosaics. The graveyard in Mixquic is filled with people
working at the graves.
El Día de Los Muertos
The graveyard in Mixquic is consumed with activity as relatives prepare for the celebration.
El Día de Los Muertos
Papel Picado is strung across the courtyard at the Cristobol Colon school. This intricately cut paper is a traditional decoration in
Mexico.
El Día de Los Muertos
As evening approaches, family members light candles around the gravesites.
El Día de Los Muertos
Family members spend the night of November 2nd at the graveyard. Relatives honor the deceased members of their families by visiting their
graves, making offerings to the dead and reminiscing about the past.
El Día de Los Muertos
During the Day of the Dead celebration, vendors line the streets to sell food and trinkets to the visitors. This woman
is selling traditional sweet breads.
El Día de Los Muertos
A young woman is dressed in a skeleton costume to celebrate the spirit of the day.
El Día de Los Muertos
The cemetery at Mixquic, Mexico is filled with light during the evening. Families surround the graves with candles and spend the night
honoring their deceased relatives.
El Día de Los Muertos
Marigolds are very important to the celebration. This man uses the petals to create a special mosaic design on a gravesite.