Day Of The Dead In Oaxaca Oaxaca City Events
During the Day of the Dead Oaxaca celebrations take place in the city on
the last week of October. November starts the Day of the Dead
cemetery visits, and the decorating of tombs with Marigold flowers and
candles.
The Day Of The Dead festival in Oaxaca, Mexico blends exotic pagan
ritual with Christian celebration in a heady mix of candles, marigold
flowers, copal incense, and chanting of ancient dirges in a November
cemetery vigil on October 31 that can leave a visitor bewitched.
The buildup to the event can be just as exciting as the City of Oaxaca
celebrates with a week of concerts, parades, museum exhibits, and gallery
openings
the last week of October. November starts the Day of the Dead
cemetery visits, and the decorating of tombs with Marigold flowers and
candles.
The Day Of The Dead festival in Oaxaca, Mexico blends exotic pagan
ritual with Christian celebration in a heady mix of candles, marigold
flowers, copal incense, and chanting of ancient dirges in a November
cemetery vigil on October 31 that can leave a visitor bewitched.
The buildup to the event can be just as exciting as the City of Oaxaca
celebrates with a week of concerts, parades, museum exhibits, and gallery
openings
Jet service from Houston on Continental Airlines has made it easier than ever to reach the
preserved colonial city and join the celebration. During the week leading to the November 1st event, the
city comes alive with art gallery openings, sand painting on the pedestrian streets, parades, candle-lit
altars in the shops, and musical events in the plaza.
preserved colonial city and join the celebration. During the week leading to the November 1st event, the
city comes alive with art gallery openings, sand painting on the pedestrian streets, parades, candle-lit
altars in the shops, and musical events in the plaza.
During the week
leading to The Day Of
The Dead Festival in
Oaxaca, Mexico, the
pedestrian-only streets
hum with concerts and
parades while artists
decorate altars of
marigold flower,
chocolate, bread, and
candles and others
create sand paintings
on the streets.
leading to The Day Of
The Dead Festival in
Oaxaca, Mexico, the
pedestrian-only streets
hum with concerts and
parades while artists
decorate altars of
marigold flower,
chocolate, bread, and
candles and others
create sand paintings
on the streets.
| Families visit the graveyards during the last night of October and the first of November to light candles, decorate with Marigold flowers, and burn Copal incense during night vigils where they encourage the spirits to return for a visit. Oaxaca's exotic blend of old world ritual and pagan festival is unique and becomes a fascinating spectacle as the cemeteries fill with the light of a thousand candles. Oaxaca city will bring you back to earth during the day with art museums, monumental ruins, and up-scale shops: by night with great regional cuisine, and Salsa dancing in the clubs. |
The prelude to the Day Of The Dead in Oaxaca can be just as exciting as the
event itself when the people go to the cemeteries and light thousands of
candles.. This is one of Oaxaca City's important festivals and they close off
several streets to celebrate with musical concerts, special art museum
openings, demonstrations of sand painting and competition in building the
traditional decorated altar. All this takes place in and around Oaxaca's
pedestrian only streets in this great city for walking. In another friendly
competition, Oaxaca's hotels, restaurants and shops decorate their lobby with
altars of marigolds and quirky themes of the Day of the Dead.
event itself when the people go to the cemeteries and light thousands of
candles.. This is one of Oaxaca City's important festivals and they close off
several streets to celebrate with musical concerts, special art museum
openings, demonstrations of sand painting and competition in building the
traditional decorated altar. All this takes place in and around Oaxaca's
pedestrian only streets in this great city for walking. In another friendly
competition, Oaxaca's hotels, restaurants and shops decorate their lobby with
altars of marigolds and quirky themes of the Day of the Dead.
Parades each day through the city lead up to the evening vigil on the last night of
November.
November.
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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, Cemetario Viejo, and
the new cemetery Nuevo.
October 31, the village of Atzompa holds a later cemetery vigil starting around 11 pm.
Day of the Dead November 1
San Felipe del Agua, north of Oaxaca City,
Oaxaca City Cemetery, Panteon General on the east side of the city
Tlaixtac de Cabrera, six miles south east of Oaxaca City
Vllage 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, Cemetario Viejo, and
the new cemetery Nuevo.
October 31, the village of Atzompa holds a later cemetery vigil starting around 11 pm.
Day of the Dead November 1
San Felipe del Agua, north of Oaxaca City,
Oaxaca City Cemetery, Panteon General on the east side of the city
Tlaixtac de Cabrera, six miles south east of Oaxaca City
Vllage of San Antonino Castillo Velasco A flower growing village that celebrates a week after the others