Day of the Dead Altars
We returned downtown to centro this evening to see the altars for the Day of the Dead. It was all set up this time, now that we had the time correct, and it was also very busy.
The altars were very interesting, a couple were for famous people, such as the last Pope and Frida Kahlo, while others were for peoples family members. The papel picados (cut tissue paper) were quite simple for some and others were more elaborate. If you look closely at the photos you can see skulls, etc. cut into some of the tissues.
Different groups such as the Seri and Yaqui indians, also had areas set up to showcase their cultures. We watched a slideshow put on by the Seri indians and a couple of dances put on by the Yaqui indian children. We watched another dance which consisted of spirits from different walks of life all dancing together. We also looked at some paintings and some other art that was set up.
All in all it was an interesting experience and we were glad that we went back to see it.
The first few photos I took weren’t very good as I had the camera on the wrong setting, as soon as I changed it things improved immensely.
The first few photos I took weren’t very good as I had the camera on the wrong setting, as soon as I changed it things improved immensely.
