CEMETERY VIGILS

Oaxaca guide for Day of the Dead.

DAY OF THE DEAD OAXACA Vigils in the cemeteries is a tradition that takes place on the Day of the Dead. It consists of decorating the tomb with candles, some fruit, the image of the deceased and Day of the Dead flowers, mainly cempasúchil (marigolds). The food that the deceased liked is also placed on … Read moreCEMETERY VIGILS

VELAR EN LOS PANTEONES.

Oaxaca guide for Day of the Dead.

DÍA DE MUERTOS OAXACA Velar en los panteones es una tradición que se da el día de muertos, consta de decorar la tumba con velas, un poco de fruta, la imagen del fallecido y flores de día de muertos, principalmente cempasúchi. También se coloca en la tumba los alimentos que le gustaban al difunto. ¿CÓMO … Read moreVELAR EN LOS PANTEONES.

DAY OF THE DEAD STREET ART

SAND CARPETS OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD On the Day of the Dead there are many artistic and cultural activities, one of them is to see, mainly outside the pantheons, the sand carpets. But what are the sand carpets? They are an artistic activity, which takes place on the day of the dead, starting … Read moreDAY OF THE DEAD STREET ART

TAPETES DE DÍA DE MUERTOS

TAPETES DE ARENA DEL DÍA DE MUERTOS En el día de muertos se hacen muchas actividades artísticas y culturales, una de ellas son ver, principalmente afuera de los panteones, los tapetes de arena expuestos, pero ¿qué son los tapetes de arena?. Son una actividad artística, que se realiza el día de muertos, se comienza a … Read moreTAPETES DE DÍA DE MUERTOS

PREHISPANIC DAY OF THE DEAD

Markets are full of food, and cultural elements, visit them and be amazed in our Oaxaca tour of the city and markets.

As mentioned in the previous post, the Day of the Dead is a celebration that dates back to pre-Columbian times. With the arrival of the Spaniards it began to change, but how did it all begin? Here is the answer. Actually, the current Day of the Dead, or better said, All Saints Day, is almost … Read morePREHISPANIC DAY OF THE DEAD

DAY OF THE DEAD

The day of the dead is an ancestral celebration, the pre-Hispanic inhabitants had the cult of death as something important in the culture. It was important that the relatives arrived well to the mictlán (afterlife), the place where the dead of natural death went, since those who died by drowning went to the tlalocan with … Read moreDAY OF THE DEAD

DÍA DE MUERTOS

El día de muertos es una celebración ancestral, los habitantes prehispánicos tenían el culto a la muerte como algo importante en la cultura, era importante que los familiares llegaran bien al mictlán el lugar donde iban los muertos de muerte natural, ya que los que morían ahogados iban al tlalocan con el dios tlalóc que … Read moreDÍA DE MUERTOS