>> Jimbanqua:
Day of the Dead
in the
P’urhepecha Plateau

>> Michoacan:
The Altar

>> Oaxaca:
A sharing of sadness and joy


>> Mexico City:
Skeletons


>> San Luis Potosi:
Xantolo in the huasteca potosina.


>> Yucatan:
Altar contest

Bakery windows are decorated with skeletons and verses dedicated to the deceased. People select the bread they want to offer their ancestors, a food that is later enjoyed by the family. The people of Mexico City remember those who have crossed the river that separates life from death. This two-fold experience enlightens the beginning and the end of a cycle.
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Read Mary Andrade's Day of the Dead Blog.