Dia de los Muertos | Day of the Dead | San Carlos | Mexico

Welcome to San Carlos!!  The first week I was here, it was the celebration of the Day of the Dead.  In our area, they don't celebrate it as much as some other areas of the country.

Shrines were erected in different areas of the town.  They would have photos of loved ones who had passed on, as well as candles, flowers and other items.  In some towns, families and friends would gather in cemeteries to spend the evening or night eating special food that had been prepared.  There would be conversations remembering and honoring their loved ones, and even sometimes music.  This is not a sad remembrance, and as usual with Mexico, it's full of color.

 

This is a closeup of the photo previous to this - and shows the detail of the "altar".

 

 

And, of course, the art gallery had to have a painting of one of a typical mask, similar to those that some people may use in their celebrations.

 

 

I went into an office in town, and they had their shrine set up inside, a tribute to the singer Selena.

 

It is not a tradition that is observed much here, and I don't even think they did these shrines the first two winter seasons I was here in San Carlos.