Oaxaca is alive with preparations for Día de Muertos and the Zócalo is filled with altars from her indigenous and Afromexican communities.
Zapoteco – San Melchor Betaza, Oaxaca – Altar Bkog Tse Bene Wat
Náhuatl – Santa María Teopoxco, Oaxaca – Tlamanal-Miquilistle
Cuicateco – San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán, Oaxaca – Altar Cuicateco
Amuzgo – San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca – Altar Ncué Ndó’ Tzjón Noán
Mixe – Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca
Zapoteco – Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
Mixteco – Villa de Tamazulápam del Progreso, Oaxaca
Mazateco – Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca – Altar El Portal
Mixteco – Santiago Chazumba, Oaxaca – Altar Yodoquinxi
Chatino – Santiago Yaitepec, Oaxaca – Mesa de las Ánimas
Mixtecos Ñuu Savi – Santiago Ixtayutla, Oaxaca
Chontal – Santiago Astata, Oaxaca
Zoque – San Miguel Chimalapas, Oaxaca – Bi KawampΦdΦkay Φy Jama
Chinanteco – San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional, Oaxaca – Altar Tradicional Chinanteco
Triqui – San Juan Copala, Oaxaca – Altar Se Inaj Xhi Aj
Mazateco – San Pedro Ixcatlán, Oaxaca – Altar Autóctono
Ikoots – San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca – Altar De Tikambaj
Pueblos Afromexicanos – Altar de los Pueblos Afromexicanos de la Costa de Oaxaca
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!
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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.