Im Mexico and Central america the day of the death is a very important christian celebration. There are three days of celebration. People here believe that during these days the souls of the death people come back. They bring them food and their favorite things and eat the food on the graveyards with them. On Sunday I went to the Chamula village that is 10 km from San Cristobal. Here I visited a small cemetery. The graveyard very very simple - only a cross and pile of soil covered with flowers. It was interesting to see how the locals eat their food and drink a lot of very popular Coca Cola. The cemetery in San Cristobal de las Casas was very different. It looked like a small city. There were many big thumbs build as a small houses crowded next to each other. On Monday morning I went to see the Zinacantan cemetery in the mountains. The whole cemetery was covered by many flowers and people. The misty weather created a special atmosphere. There were no tourist. I was observing how they are siting on the graveyard and enjoying the feasts with their death relatives. Taking close photos was not very easy but I was quite lucky to get some good shots.
Nov 3, 2009
The day of the death
Im Mexico and Central america the day of the death is a very important christian celebration. There are three days of celebration. People here believe that during these days the souls of the death people come back. They bring them food and their favorite things and eat the food on the graveyards with them. On Sunday I went to the Chamula village that is 10 km from San Cristobal. Here I visited a small cemetery. The graveyard very very simple - only a cross and pile of soil covered with flowers. It was interesting to see how the locals eat their food and drink a lot of very popular Coca Cola. The cemetery in San Cristobal de las Casas was very different. It looked like a small city. There were many big thumbs build as a small houses crowded next to each other. On Monday morning I went to see the Zinacantan cemetery in the mountains. The whole cemetery was covered by many flowers and people. The misty weather created a special atmosphere. There were no tourist. I was observing how they are siting on the graveyard and enjoying the feasts with their death relatives. Taking close photos was not very easy but I was quite lucky to get some good shots.
Im Mexico and Central america the day of the death is a very important christian celebration. There are three days of celebration. People here believe that during these days the souls of the death people come back. They bring them food and their favorite things and eat the food on the graveyards with them. On Sunday I went to the Chamula village that is 10 km from San Cristobal. Here I visited a small cemetery. The graveyard very very simple - only a cross and pile of soil covered with flowers. It was interesting to see how the locals eat their food and drink a lot of very popular Coca Cola. The cemetery in San Cristobal de las Casas was very different. It looked like a small city. There were many big thumbs build as a small houses crowded next to each other. On Monday morning I went to see the Zinacantan cemetery in the mountains. The whole cemetery was covered by many flowers and people. The misty weather created a special atmosphere. There were no tourist. I was observing how they are siting on the graveyard and enjoying the feasts with their death relatives. Taking close photos was not very easy but I was quite lucky to get some good shots.
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