Day of the Dead Oaxaca, Todos los Santos
Day of the Dead Altar
in Oaxaca
in Oaxaca
The Day of the Dead
Festival is a three day
November holiday
when families
prepare the tombs for
the return of the
spirits. During this
time flowers play an
important role in
decorating the tombs
and home altars.
Families leave
offerings for the
spirits in the home
and at the cemetery.
Festival is a three day
November holiday
when families
prepare the tombs for
the return of the
spirits. During this
time flowers play an
important role in
decorating the tombs
and home altars.
Families leave
offerings for the
spirits in the home
and at the cemetery.
Cemetery Visits
A visit to the cemeteries near Oaxaca on the first two nights of November
can be a magical time because of the thousands of candles and the
marigolds and cockscomb flowers that decorate the tombs. Each village
celebrates at different times and with different intensity but the evenings
are sure to be unique as families come to the graveyards to sit by the
tombs and wait for the spirits to return.
can be a magical time because of the thousands of candles and the
marigolds and cockscomb flowers that decorate the tombs. Each village
celebrates at different times and with different intensity but the evenings
are sure to be unique as families come to the graveyards to sit by the
tombs and wait for the spirits to return.
Day of the dead or Todos los Santos means All Souls Day in the
Christian tradition. In Oaxaca, Flowers and candles make the
cemeteries mysterious places during the November vigil for the spirits.
Strangers are welcome in the cemetery.
Christian tradition. In Oaxaca, Flowers and candles make the
cemeteries mysterious places during the November vigil for the spirits.
Strangers are welcome in the cemetery.
In the family-oriented villages all members will spend the day decorating the tomb. At the plaza in the
village of XoXo a huge altar decorated with candles and flowers, fruit and candy was a community effort.
village of XoXo a huge altar decorated with candles and flowers, fruit and candy was a community effort.
In the cemetery of XoXo Cotlon, families prepare the tombs by cleaning and
decorating them with candles and flowers. They sit by the tombs in a night
vigil of waiting for the spirits of loved ones to return
decorating them with candles and flowers. They sit by the tombs in a night
vigil of waiting for the spirits of loved ones to return
Competition for the best altar
at Oaxaca's,Main cemetery.
at Oaxaca's,Main cemetery.
Day of the Dead in Oaxaca
Todos los Santos or All
Souls Day.
The event is something special.
The people of Oaxaca go to the
cemetery in the dark of night and
decorating the graves with thousands of
candles.
Todos los Santos or All
Souls Day.
The event is something special.
The people of Oaxaca go to the
cemetery in the dark of night and
decorating the graves with thousands of
candles.
In the pedestrian-only streets, sand painters do their work while Oaxaca's hotels,
restaurants and shops decorate their entryways in a friendly competition and
restaurants feature the Regional cuisine of Oaxaca.
restaurants and shops decorate their entryways in a friendly competition and
restaurants feature the Regional cuisine of Oaxaca.
Where is Oaxaca and how do you get there:
They then sit by the
gravestones in a night
vigil. The men gather
and chant as the scent
of copal incense and
the perfume of
marigold flowers fills
the air.
It starts in the
afternoon of the last
day in October when
the families go to the
cemetery to clean and
prepare the tombs.
gravestones in a night
vigil. The men gather
and chant as the scent
of copal incense and
the perfume of
marigold flowers fills
the air.
It starts in the
afternoon of the last
day in October when
the families go to the
cemetery to clean and
prepare the tombs.
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Oaxaca Day of the Dead Schedule of Cemetery Visits
October, 31
Xoxocotlan. This town a few miles southwest of Oaxaca City has two Cemeteries, Cementario Viejo, and
the new, Cementario Nuevo.
October 31, the village of Atzompa holds a later cemetery vigil starting around 11 pm.
Day of the Dead November 1
Oaxaca City Cemetery, Panteon General on the east side of the city
Tlaixtac de Cabrera, six miles south east of Oaxaca City
San Felipe del Agua, north of Oaxaca City November 2,
Village of San Antonino Castillo Velasco A flower growing village that celebrates a week after the
others
October, 31
Xoxocotlan. This town a few miles southwest of Oaxaca City has two Cemeteries, Cementario Viejo, and
the new, Cementario Nuevo.
October 31, the village of Atzompa holds a later cemetery vigil starting around 11 pm.
Day of the Dead November 1
Oaxaca City Cemetery, Panteon General on the east side of the city
Tlaixtac de Cabrera, six miles south east of Oaxaca City
San Felipe del Agua, north of Oaxaca City November 2,
Village of San Antonino Castillo Velasco A flower growing village that celebrates a week after the
others
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