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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.
Sao Paulo's largest cemetery Vila Formosa opens to visitors for the Day of the Dead amid the coronavirus pandemic, with health measures in place for those arriving. IMAGES
San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico), Nov 2 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Mitzi Fuentes) Under a blue moon, the Mayan towns of the Highlands of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico, celebrate the feast of the soul ( k´in ch´ulelal, in Tzotzil), two days of spiritual coexistence with the souls of their ancestors.
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.
Sumpango, Nov. 1 (EFE).- People in the Guatemalan city of Sumpango celebrated their famous kite festival at a park Sunday – instead of a soccer field as usual – so that the public could appreciate the art from their home.The kite festival is usually celebrated in Guatemala on All Saints Day and symbolizes the souls of loved ones ascending to heaven. (Camera: ESTEBAN BIBA).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE FLY GIANT KITES AS PART OF THE KITE FESTIVAL IN SUMPANGO, GUATEMALA.
Mexico City, Oct 29 (EFE).- Despite Covid-19, mayor of Mexico City's Tlahuac neighborhood maintained tradition of placing skull sculptures in the street ahead of the Day of the Dead celebrations on November 1 and 2.The giant skeleton sculptures seek to honor those who died from COVOD-19 while recovering the spirit of the Day of the Dead celebrations. Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 2 in Mexico. (Camera: INÉS AMARELO). SHOT LIST: CARDBOARD SKULLS AND SKELETONS MADE BY ARTISANS IN A STREET IN THE TLAHUAC NEIGHBORHOOD, IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, AHEAD OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS.
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