Mexicans in the state of Oaxaca are celebrating the Day of the Dead. It's a time to honor deceased relatives with vigils and homemade altars. Nov. 1 is meant to commemorate loved ones by cleaning their graves, decorating with fresh flowers and gathering around all night long.
People hold candles over a tomb decorated with flowers at a cemetery in Atzompa, Mexico, late Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. In a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls Day on Nov. 2, families decorate graves with flowers and candles and spend the night in the cemetery, eating and drinking as they keep company with their dearly departed. Youths hold candles over a tomb at a cemetery in Atzompa, Mexico, late Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.
Next, she lights copal, an incense which is believed to guide the souls, and places foods such as apples, peanuts and bread. Chocolates are for her grandma, she said. Santa María Atzompa traditions are embraced from childhood and passed from parents to children. Martínez’s 8-year-old daughter asked if she could help arrange the fruit on the altar, and her mother assigned an additional task: Make sure the candles stay lit in the afternoon so that our deceased don’t lose their way.
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