Oaxaca is alive with preparations for Día de Muertos and the Zócalo is filled with altars from her indigenous and Afromexican communities.
The scent of cempasúchil (marigolds) fills the air and beckons the difuntos (souls of the departed) to eat, drink, and be merry with their living loved ones.
Gosh! Stunning! the diversity, the labor, the beauty of altars created with simple means. How long did it take for you to tour all these different places to get these vivid pics? Did you go by private car/van, bus, taxi, other? Many thanks!
A feast for all the senses! Superb collection of the occasion!
Thanks! Each speaks to the creativity, care, and variations in design from Oaxaca’s diverse regions and communities.
Yes, as someone just said in the comments, a feast for the senses. And for the soul and for the nourishment of the difuntos. These are stunning.
Thank you! The creativity and reverence always amazes.
wow! Cempasúchil !
I know. And, they smell so wonderful!
Gosh! Stunning! the diversity, the labor, the beauty of altars created with simple means. How long did it take for you to tour all these different places to get these vivid pics? Did you go by private car/van, bus, taxi, other? Many thanks!
They’re all in the Zócalo, something new this year, I think.
In year’s past, they (though not as many) have been staged in the Biblioteca Pública Central Margarita Maza on the Alcalá. The Zócalo is much better!
Yes, they are all in the Zócalo!
Thanks Shanon for sharing this….love that I got to see the altars through your lens….
Thanks, Sheri! You are missed. When are you coming back?
Hopefully mid-January / February……missing Oaxaca big time!!
Wow!
They are all stunning and very moving.