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Mexico celebrates Day of the Dead with regional festivals and traditions

Various regions across Mexico are hosting diverse cultural activities to commemorate Day of the Dead. In Michoacán, Pátzcuaro is hosting an artisanal market featuring 360 artisans, while Uruapan prepares for the sixteenth edition of the Uanópikua, a traditional tour through its nine foundational neighborhoods to honor the deceased.

In Chiapas, the Xibalbalam Festival in Tuxtla Gutiérrez features a bazaar with over 250 stands and monumental altars. Oaxaca is hosting 'La Fiesta más viva de todas,' which includes an immersive underworld experience in Parque Primavera and various cultural offerings in the city and surrounding valleys. In Yucatán, Mérida is organizing the Festival de las Ánimas, featuring traditional music, dance, and a 17-meter-long monumental altar.

Other regional celebrations include the 'Tradición Viva' festival in Tlaquepaque, expected to draw 500,000 visitors, and the 'La Muerte es un Sueño' festival in Puebla. In Veracruz, the state's environmental department is linking the tradition with biodiversity conservation through community altars. Additionally, local governments in Puerto Vallarta and Villa de Pozos are organizing cemetery maintenance and community altar exhibitions to facilitate family commemorations.

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Alcaldía Municipal del Distrito Central · Bogotá · Chiapas · Claudio Radonich · Creel · Cuauhtémoc · Day of the Dead · Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar · Grupo Camino Real · Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura · Juan Manuel Navarro Muñiz · Metropolitan Museum of Monterrey

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