A parade was held in Mexico City for the Day of the Dead, which is traditionally celebrated every year in Mexico between October 27 and November 3, and dates back to the Aztec era. Hundreds of thousands of people marching to the accompaniment of music and dances in the parade, which was held on a route of approximately 9 kilometers in the capital and ended in the historical square of the city, used skull-patterned make-up and flowery costumes as well as skeletal models representing the dead, as is the case every year.
DAY OF THE DEAD EVENT! MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE ATTENDED
While the people of Mexico City showed great interest in the parade, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced that more than 1 million citizens attended the event. After the parade, the public attended the concert held in the historical square of the city.
The people commemorate their deceased relatives with the Day of the Dead, a tradition that dates back to the Native Americans who lived in the pre-colonial era.
The skull make-up and skeleton models used in the events represent deceased relatives.
On the Day of the Dead, which is organized in Spain, the USA and some Latin American countries as well as Mexico, the graves of babies and children who lost their lives on November 1 and the graves of adults are visited on November 2.
However, due to the intense interest of Mexicans in the tradition, the celebrations in the country start on October 27 and end on November 3 every year. In addition to the cemetery visits on 1 and 2 November, Mexican people visit the graves of their pets who died on October 27, their relatives who died as a result of an accident on October 28, their relatives who drowned on October 29, and the orphans on October 30.