![]() “At this moment Mexico is preparing a big party and creating a huge celebration with a new format in the city so the world can have a better look, a better window into who we are and to show one of the most important celebrations of our culture.” “We expect our dead to come back for just one night so we prepare their favorite drinks, their bread and their objects for them. “It is a tribute for all the people that have passed by this world,” explains González Anaya. It’s traditionally celebrated on November 1 and November 2 when Mexicans believe the gates of the afterlife are opened and their loved ones who have passed on return to join in the festivities. The festival’s also a chance to honor the dead. It’s a celebration of life and teaches people not to be afraid of death, but to enjoy and take advantage of every moment. The Day of the Dead celebration dates back to Aztec and pre-Columbian times. “I think it’s an opportunity for all Mexicans to show the world what the tradition is made of.”ġ0 things Mexico does better than anywhere else “As a result of the James Bond film we have decided to take advantage of the spotlight and put on the streets a great offering which we give to our dead,” she says. It’ll last three to four hours and an estimated 150,000 or up to one million people are expected to watch the parade along its 3.5-kilometer route.Īlejandra González Anaya, one of the parade’s creative directors, explained to CNN why Mexico have decided now is the time to put on such a show. Mexico Central Time at the Angel of Independence and will end in the Zócalo, the city’s main square. It’s an event Mexico hopes will eventually rival the Carnival of Brazil. On Saturday, October 29, Mexico City will host its first ever Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) moving parade. However, such was the interest in the film and the Day of the Dead parade itself, it’s forced the government of Mexico to think again and turn that fiction into reality. There is no parade and there never has been. ![]() The streets are awash with color, spectacular costumes, masks, floats and flowers as the camera pans through the streets of Mexico City’s Dia de los Muertos parade.įor those who’ve seen the James Bond movie “Spectre,” you may have thought you were watching a traditional Mexican celebration. As the screen fades from black following the most iconic of movie soundtracks, a giant skeleton emerges, a cigar gripped in its jaws.
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