I’ll be honest and say that all the skulls and skeletons associated with Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) are not my thing. I prefer bones with their skin on and alive. :o) But it was interesting to see how the Mexicans really celebrate their dead every year.
We had originally hoped to go on a tour of Michoacan, a town known for its celebrations, but we just couldn’t swing it. I’m actually glad we stuck with a nearby celebration because the crowds in Michoacan are supposed to be pretty large and we aren’t fans of large crowds. They were big enough in Chapala and it’s much easier to keep track of several little ones in smaller crowds.
We actually had mixed feelings about where to go on November 2nd. On November 1st, it’s the Dia de los Angelitos (directly translated as the Day of the little angels, but is a day for celebrating deceased children) and I didn’t think I could handle seeing altars for children. But for the 2nd, we had a toss up between going into Chapala or going to Ajijic and seeing their celebration. Our friends at loved their Dia de los Muertos experience in Ajijic and I kind of wish we’d gone there. But there was the draw of getting churros in Chapala (there aren’t churros vendors in Ajijic), so with the kids’ bellies pushing their votes, we went to Chapala.
Along the Calle 5 de Mayo, all the altars were setup. I don’t know if it is tradition to focus on pinks and purples or if it is a Chapala “thing” or just the colors for this year, but those colors where everywhere.
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