• 03/03/2023
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In Mexico City, the parade of the day of the dead returns after the pandemic |LFM Radio<

Thousands of people, many disguised, participated Sunday in downtown Mexico.This demonstration had been suspended last year due to the COVVI-19 pandemic.

Under an intense sun, Mexicans and foreign tourists were made up like skulls or terrifying characters, many wearing colorful costumes, decorated with flowers and macabre accessories.

"Last year I wanted to come, but it was canceled.Now we have taken the opportunity, "says Yadira Altamirano, 38, a Mexican who has lived since childhood in California, the United States.

Dressed in a black dress with flower prints and made up in "Catrina", the cadaveric representation of a lady of Mexican high society from the end of the 19th century, Altamirano is an enthusiastic participant of the tradition of the day of the dead."I am the only one in my family who always draws up her altar, her offering, and we are still dinner on November 2 at midnight," she told AFP.

The parade started from Zocalo, the main place of the capital, where local tourist secretary, Paola Félix, dedicated the event to medical staff on the front line of the fight against the pandemic, as well as those who diedfrom COVVI-19.

Tribute to the victims of the pandemic

A Mexico, le défilé du Jour des morts revient après la pandémie | LFM la radio

Mexico, with 126 million inhabitants, is the fourth country the hardest hit by the pandemic, with 288,276 deaths, including 39,851 in Mexico City.The celebration of the day of the dead was possible since the vaccination process reached 83% of Mexican adults.

The famous Tolsa Place in Mexico City pays tribute this year to the victims of the Cavid-19 pandemic in the country.A "memorial-offering" was inaugurated on Friday at the initiative of the Mexican authorities on this square located in the historic center of the city.

On the colorful side of the traditional altars of the day of the dead with which the Mexicans remember their deceased loved ones, with their bright flowers, their little skeletons and their offerings, responds the tragic sobriety of the black wall with its hundreds of small white hearts inmetal, flowers and photos.

This article was published automatically.Sources: ATS / AFP