During the Day of the Dead, the cempasúchil, or marigold, is believed to guide spirits back home. In Mexico City, people who lost a loved one to Covid use the flower to honor their dead.
26th St in Little Village. The cempasuchil’s significance goes back centuries. The flower is native to Mexico and Central America, its name in the Aztec language Nahuatl roughly translating to “flower ...
Cassandra Garduno squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her family’s chinampa — one ...
Pets are not forgotten during Mexico’s famed Day of the Dead celebrations, when even Fido and Tiger get a place at the altars ...
The chinampas are among the significant features that led Mexico City’s historic centre to become a heritage site ...
Flower shops in Tijuana are expecting yet another year of plummeting sales for marigolds, the popular Día de los Muertos ...
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Men, women and children visiting a cemetery in Michoacan found solace during their Day of the Dead ceremonies. They also ...
Visiting Mexico to experience Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is considered cultural appreciation, not appropriation - ...
Huberto Juan Martinez (54) is not at home when we stop in front of his house in Cerro Armadillo Grande. “He is working on the ...