Dia de los Muertos

I got back to Mexico just in time for Dia de los Muertos. It's technically a holiday, but we had lots of work to do, so I just got a chance to celebrate at night. Here are some of the fiestas we saw around town including some ofrendas (altars to dead loved ones with favorite foods and momentos). Mexican traditions, thuough, are mixing some with Halloween and the holiday seems to be getting more and more materialistic.



Notes: 1. balloons in the plaza in Puebla, 2. the ofrenda at the town hall in Puebla, 3. eggs decorated for the occasion, 4. scenes from a Lila Downs concert in Puebla.