- Title: Skeletons fill Mexican streets in lead up to Day of the Dead celebrations
- Date: 27th October 2019
- Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (OCTOBER 26, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GIRL HAVING FACE PAINTED WOMAN HAVING FACE PAINTED PEOPLE DRESSED AS CATRINAS, POSING FOR PICTURES WOMAN WITH PAINTED FACE POSING FOR PICS VARIOUS OF CARAVAN OF CATRINA PARADE PROCESSION ALONG REFORMA AVENUE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CATRINAS PARADE PARTICIPANT, CECILIA ZUNIGA, SAYING: "It's very typical of Mexico and it's part of our traditions, roots, and it's something we've known since we were children. Death is common." BRIDE, DRESSED AS CATRINA, WALKING DURING PARADE BRIDE AND GROOMS, DRESSED AS CATRINAS, WALKING DURING PARADE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CATRINAS PARADE PARTICIPANT, JULIO, SAYING: "It's the symbol to celebrate the fact that death is the end but it's a celebration after death." BRIDE, GROOM AND CHILD, DRESSED AS CATRINAS, WALKING DURING PARADE CATRINA LOOKING INTO CAMERA VARIOUS OF PROCESSION MOVING ALONG
- Embargoed: 10th November 2019 03:43
- Keywords: Catrinas Day of the Dead costumes skeleton Guadalupe Posada Dia de Muertos
- Location: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- City: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Living / Lifestyle,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA001B2VGG1V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Mexicans wore costumes and face paint on Saturday (October 26), disguising themselves as the iconic Mexican skeleton figure known as "La Catrina" or "Elegant Skull" and flooded the streets for a pre-Day of the Dead parade.
The Catrina was created by Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852 - 1913), a Mexican cartoonist illustrator and artist whose work has influenced many Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and political engagement.
The parade took place days before the Day of the Dead, a pre-Hispanic tradition in which families remember their dead and celebrate the continuity of life. Mexican set up offerings to the dead which include photographs, food, candles, flowers, personal items, skulls made out of sugar, skeletons of paper mache and sweets.
The November 2 "Dia de Muertos" or All Souls' Day interweaves Spanish influences with indigenous ancestor worship in South America, especially in places with strong indigenous populations such as in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
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