November 2 2011 – Day of the Dead in Mexico is usually a time for celebrating and remembering lost loved ones. But in the context of a brutal drug war that has cost 40,000 lives, the commemoration of the dead has taken on a more sombre tone this year. Below, other video edits from the [...]
November 1st 2011- Some DSLR video I had left over from an assignment this morning in Panteon de Delores, Mexico City, with some music thrown in. Seemed a shame to let it loiter on my flash cards.
The Gutierrez Renteria family arrived early at the Panteon Frances (the French Cemetery) in Mexico City on Saturday morning. They had a lot to do to honor their dead loved ones in recognition of Dia De Los Muertos.
This advertising campaign is currently running on buses, bus stops and billboards across Mexico City. The ads are promoting a funeral home, and was run in conjunction with Day of the Dead.
This weekend Mexico celebrates one of its most popular festivals – Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
Tetela de Volcan is a small, traditional town in the state of Morelos, Mexico overlooked by the volcano Popocatepetl, also known as Popo. Here, the locals spend the days of November 1st and 2nd in their local cemeteries, tending to the graves of their loved ones and spending time with their families. In their homes, they build the traditional ofrendas to commemorate Dia de Muertos.
Dia de Muertos in Tetela de Volcan, originally uploaded by MexicoReporter.
MexicoReporter.com spent the Dia De Muertos festival in Tetela del Volcan. Click here for the photo story set.
MexicoReporter.com is in Mictlan, covering day of the dead outside DF. We’ll be back soon……
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