Saturday was the "Day of the Dead" celebration. In the Plaza being sold were these wreaths for the cemetery. We visited one cemetery 6 blocks from our house and it had streamers, balloons and all types of festive decorations on the graves. Outside of the cemetery all types of food and drinks were being sold. At one gravesite, there was a wrought iron fence around the grave about 4 foot tall and 2 children about 3 & 6 years old were inside the wrought iron playing on the grave. Many family members were gathered around the graves talking and laughing. It was a time of remembering and celebrating their loved ones.
About 6:00 p.m. Bob, Pat, Melanie and I went to Chapala. This area beyond the wreath became packed with people by 7:30 p.m.
We walked down a long street that was filled with different displays honoring the dead relatives of the family members. Each had things that they liked such as food, guitars, music, booze! As in the one above, the design on the road was made with flower petals and what looked like a colored sawdust. It took some effort and time to make these designs. Each one had a picture somewhere in the display of the person they were honoring. The atmosphere was very festive with colored paper flags over our heads up and down the street.
This was my favorite. It was intricate and very beautiful. The woman leaning down in the picture had make it in memory of her mother.
Her mother may have been a hairdresser from the items on display.
Maybe a politician?
This person must have been a fisherman.
This display shows the man's riding outfit.
Melanie checking out the displays.
These children were all dressed up.
At this point it was beginning to get dark outside.
Pat beside the bride and groom.
After it got dark, many of the display lit candles.
This person may have been a baker.
and to honor the baker a relative dressed as a baker and was giving out bread.
We left the street and walked about 5 blocks to the heart of the town area where many people had congregated and there were more displays. This was a nice looking hotel.
Here is another fisherman being honored.
These two young people were walking around in the crowds.
This man's display had many pictures of Jesus and crosses and also this picture.
Pedro was apparently a cowboy as his display showed his saddle,
shirt and hat.
It was very crowded and dark, but we felt perfectly safe.
The church across from the displays was all lit up and ringing it's bells.
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