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Mexico City Celebrates "Halloween" with a Marriage of Traditional and ...

04.10.11

/PRNewswire/ -- Adieu to plastic pumpkins and wizard costumes, synonymous with the American Halloween, behind and enfold the traditional Mexico City "Day of the Dead" (Dia de los Muertos). On the annual celebration, Nov. 1 (Dia de todos los santos) and Nov. 2 (Dia de los fieles difuntos), next of kin and friends gather to remember departed loved ones. The multi-day fete blends cultural, artistic, epicurean and authentic characteristics of Mexico City to create an unrivaled knowledge.

Vibrant celebrations come alive throughout Mexico Megalopolis as a corner stone of the holiday. Candles take to life a peaceful cemetery under the expansive twilight sky. Mouthwatering Mexican candies beckon taste buds. Resounding music fills the streets as locals take part in somber dances while donning vibrant get moving colors.  Family alters displaying the deceased pictures and once favorite Non-spiritual possessions - cempoasuchil flowers, sugar cane, tequila, mezcal - are convenience as early as mid-October to honor the departed. 

Source: Sacramento Bee

Long Beach Zombie Walk

05.10.11

Still holds attentive ties with many of the businesses on Fourth Street, such as Lola's Mexican Cuisine and the Art Theater of Protracted Beach. Both businesses remain sponsors of this year's outcome.  

"We have a lot of friends there, but we had to look for a bigger venue," Crow said. "It's succeeding to be an amazing event, and we've never had live music [before this]."

While the end plans to be on a larger scale this year, some may be prudent of attending. "The more people think of Long Beach as a conurbation instead of a group of territories, the more it will grow. People emergency to focus on the event and support new territories, it's requisite," assured Crow.

The event will span four blocks and subsume 100 street vendors featuring victuals, art, and other products as well as dozens of bands playing throughout the day.  Tuneful performances include local bands "Implicit Lunatics" and "wild pack of canaries," set on two stages provided by The Mob Telegram.  Shannon's on Pine will

Source: DIG Magazine