Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

  01/ NOV/ 2020

Day of the Dead 

 
"The importance and popularity of the celebration in Mexico lies in its origins as a product of syncretism between our pre-Hispanic culture and the viceregal heritage
 
" For the indigenous peoples of Mexico, the celebration of the dead or ancestors constitutes one of the most profound customs Día de los Muertos became an icon, a tradition that crosses generations and breaks borders, conquering new cultures with music, color, art, joy and mystery. 
Nothing is more accurate than the phrase by Octavio Paz to define the feeling that Mexicans have regarding of death and which they boast with great pride: "The cult of life, if it is truly profound and total, is also a cult of death. Both are inseparable. 
A civilization that denies death ends up denying life. 
 
Parades takes place in several places in the country, which is a true celebration and tribute to life and death.