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Mexico City, Oct 14 (EFE).- Mexico City began planting 260,000 marigold flowers Thursday as part of the preparations for the Day of the Dead celebration, which is set to return this year after suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic, capital authorities reported."As part of the Day of the Dead festivities, the Government of Mexico City, through the Secretariat of Public Works and Services (SOBSE), began with the planting of 260,000 marigolds in the central reserve and green areas of the main avenues of the capital," the Government of Mexico City said in a statement. (Camera: AMERICA NERI).SHOT LIST: MEXICAN AUTHORITIES PLANT FLOWERS AHEAD OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Veracruz / Oaxaca, Nov. 1 (EFE).- Mexico is keeping the Day of the Dead celebration alive as a hybrid holiday amid the coronavirus pandemic, and although the churches are open in some states, for millions of families the traditional festivities are occurring at home, including uncounted numbers of people who are commemorating the event virtually.A potential resurgence of the pandemic, as has occurred in other countries, put Mexican authorities on alert and on the weekend they imposed mobility and gathering restrictions. (Camera: JOSE DE JESUS / SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ).SHOT LIST: THE CELEBRATION OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD IN THE STATES OF VERACRUZ AND OAXACA, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: HILDA JUAREZ, RESIDENT OF MITLA IN OAXACA STATE, MEXICO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: Well, it is a beautiful tradition. We do not have to go out. We are waiting them here at home and we feel the air. We can feel them because we feel their vibes. They will be arriving at 12. And the pandemic, no, for them there is no pandemic. They can come because there are no obstacles for them. And here they are resting on their mat and trying what we have prepared for them.
Oaxaca (Mexico), Oct 27 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: José de Jesús Cortés) The Day of the Dead is a traditional holiday in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, and its bakers apply it to perfection in a special bread recipe.
Mexico City's Parade of the Catrinas, a massive celebration of Mexican culture and art that takes place just one week before the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, was a scary good time. Thousands of people put on ghoulish face paint and paraded down Republic of Salvador Street in the nation's capital to the Angel of the Revolution statue wearing all sorts of macabre but elegant costumes on Saturday. The Day of the Dead, one of Mexico's most important and well-known holidays, has its roots in pre-colonial times, when the Aztec emperor still reigned supreme. The holiday focuses on honoring family, friends, and even pets that have passed away. People continued to celebrate the event even after the Spanish army conquered the territory and tried to convert the native people to Catholicism and drive out the old religions. However, the traditions of the older cultures proved much too resilient and people simply fused their old customs with the newer Catholic ones. A Mexican illustrator named Jose Guadalupe Posada felt that indigenous Mexicans were trying too hard to look like Europeans and drew a satirical drawing of a skull wearing a fancy European hat. Called the Calavera Catrina, this illustration would go on to inspire the birth of the Catrina style, in which people make their faces look like skulls with facepaint while wearing elegant clothing. The holiday traditionally takes place near October 31 (All Hallows' Eve), November 1 (All Saints Day) and November 2 (All Souls Day).
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