Day of the Dead: Aguascalientes

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition that grows stronger the further south you go in Mexico, strongest in the states of Michoacán and Oaxaca.

In Aguascalientes, located at the geographical center of Mexico, the tradition comes alive with the Festival de las Calaveras, which honors José Guadalupe Posada and his creation of the Calavera Catrina (see the post prior to this one).

While the cemeteries in town are busy with observance of Day of the Dead, the historic center of town is jammed with tens of thousands of people enjoying food, concerts, arts and crafts expositions, bullfights, parades, and dressing as skeletons.

Here are a few photos from the historic center and one of the nearby cemeteries.

Lizbeth Rubio, one of the princesses of the 2021 Feria de San Marcos, one of the largest annual fairs in Mexico:

A girl gets the finishing touches of her face painting, while another waits for her white base layer to dry:

"Can we hurry this up, please?"

A handsome couple:

 

Vanessa, who came from Colombia to enjoy Día de los Muertos in Aguascalientes:

Valentina:

More to come tomorrow!