Quiroga, Michoacan. – For residents of Santa Fe belonging lagoonin the municipality Quirogacelebrations night of the dead They not only sadly remember those who have already passed away, but also honor their memory in unity with the family and with the joy of life.
In the town Santa Fe belonging lagoonMunicipality of QuirogaPurepecha festivities begin at noon on October 31, the date dedicated to the reception of “little angels”, that is, children or adults who have died without marriage.
Outside the houses of this community, located on the banks of the river. Lake Patzcuarowhere a boy or girl who died last year is commemorated, a path of tsempasukhil flower petals is drawn, which indicates that the soul of a minor will be taken there.
Inside, colorful altars built in at least two weeks are decorated with sempasukhil flowers and a lion’s paw; photographs and personal belongings belonging to the deceased are posted.
The throwing of cuetes heralds the return of the “little angels” to this world, so families begin to visit the homes of those who have gone to the underworld to leave their offerings: bread, fruit and candles.
Little Carla died last February, a day after birth, due to complications during childbirth. His family regrets that they did not have the opportunity to celebrate his birthday, but they accept his visit on this day with love and faith.
“The whole family comes together to receive our dead. It’s sad for us because we never went through this with my wife, but at the same time we feel comfortable, happy. We couldn’t arrange a birthday for our daughter, but we get it with the help of this altar, ”said Carlos Leon, father of the deceased baby Carla.
In front of the altars, families live together and share traditional food as if it were a party where the souls of their loved ones are received.
At the home of Aurora, a 91-year-old woman who has never been married, a group of women gather on the patio where pozole, tamale and atole, which were the deceased’s favorite dishes, are prepared.
Smiling, visitors taste traditional dishes, while others pray on the rosary in front of the Aurora altar.
“We are celebrating, we are in the so-called All Saints’ Day, this is a holiday for them, we do not see them, but we imagine that they are here, that they have arrived.
We decorate the altars so that they come home with pleasure,” Aurora’s niece shared.
Each family that comes to the altar to make an offering receives a plate of food, and thus a meeting between the dead and the living takes place, ending at midnight.
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Source: Heraldo De Mexico
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