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Hundreds of people mark Mexico's Day of the Dead with a traditional parade in Mexico City, celebrations inaugurated by the capital's head of government Marti Batres. IMAGES
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.
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.
Mexico City, Nov 2 (EFE).- Mexico on Monday finished its three-day period of national mourning decreed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to honor during the Day of the Dead celebration the 91,985 people who have died so far from Covid-19 in this country, a celebration which this year was marked by unprecedented health restrictions.FOOTAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO
Mexico, Nov 2 (EFE) (CAMERA: Government of Mexico) - Mexico ended the three-day national mourning decreed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in honor of the 91,895 people who died of COVID-19 in the country.
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