DÍA DE MUERTOS - EXPERIENCE THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS IN OAXACA, MEXICO!

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DÍA DE MUERTOS

♡ EXPERIENCE THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS IN OAXACA, MEXICO!

11 days Mexico

25. Oktober - 04. November 2023
25. Oktober - 04. November 2024

HOTEL TYPE: Comfortable hotel of high standard
LOCATIONS: Oaxaca and surrounding areas

The tradition of Día de Muertos - the day of the dead - is not a mourning festival for the Mexicans, but an occasion to welcome and celebrate their deceased relatives again in the family circle. We experience this unique festival in Oaxaca from the preparations of the Night of the Dead on October 31st to the end of the celebrations on November 3rd.

In pre-Hispanic times, family members were still part of the community after death and temporarily returned to earth during Día de Muertos. Today's celebrations are also about showing love and respect to the departed family members and welcoming them back to earth after their afterlife journey. The centerpiece during the festival is an altar that is erected in families' homes, but also in cemeteries and public places.

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It is decorated with offerings, such as the < strong> Bread of the dead "Pan de Muerto", sugar skulls as well as drinks and food, with which the deceased can strengthen themselves after the long journey from the afterlife. The orange-colored marigold cempasúchil, which is an important symbol, should not be missing here of the Day of the Dead. . It is for sale along with many other holiday-made items in colorful Oaxacan markets..

The graves of the relatives are also lovingly decorated with offerings to receive them there on the night of the dead. Celebrating all hours of the day and night, there are numerous processions through the city, with Mexicans artistically painting their faces and dressing up in Día de Muertos style. The famous skeleton lady La Catrina, who embodies death as a phenomenon that will overtake everyone at some point, is also symbolic of the Day of the Dead. During our journey we will encounter many Catrina women with detailed and elaborately made-up faces on the streets and cemeteries of Oaxaca. This trip will immerse you in one of Mexico's oldest traditions!

The history and legend of the CEMPASÚCHIL can be found at the end of the trip description

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HIGHLIGHTS

Visit to a traditional Mezcal distillery
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Colorful indigenous market bustle
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Preparations for the Day of the Dead
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Traditional preparation of the Pan de Muerto
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Festive Parades in Oaxaca
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Visit of magnificently decorated cemeteries
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Unique ambience during the night of the dead
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Oaxacan Specialties
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Visit to indigenous Zapotec villages
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Special Day of the Dead - Celebration on November 3rd
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Magnificently decorated altars

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DAY 1 - TRIP HISTORY

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After arriving by plane or bus from Mexico City in Oaxaca de Juárez we meet in the afternoon for Día de Muertos. Together we will get in the mood for our upcoming adventure in one of the most traditional and culturally rich regions of Mexico. At the welcome dinner we enjoy regional specialties in a typical Oaxacan restaurant.

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DAY 2 -

DAY 2 - THE BIGGEST TREE IN THE WORLD & CATRINAS IN THE FLOWER FIELD OF CEMPASÚCHIL

THE BIGGEST TREE IN THE WORLD & CATRINAS IN THE FLOWER FIELD OF CEMPASÚCHIL

We start our tour in beautiful Oaxaca with a visit to the largest tree in the world, the "Tule". The giant cypress measures a circumference of 58 m and grows in the village of the same name next door a church from the colonial era. Then we continue to the south of Oaxaca. In a weaving village, the women of a Zapotec family will show us how weaving is still done today be made according to the old tradition. In the afternoon we will visit a nearby village which is famous for the cultivation of the dead flower Cempasúchil. In the lush fields of red and orange flowers we will see the one and only have the opportunity to see Mexican women made up as Catrina in traditional costumes

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DAY 3 -

DAY 3 - "PAN DE MUERTO" BAKING ART - OAXAQUE PARADE

"PAN DE MUERTO"

Today we spend in a southern Oaxacan village, which is known for its colorfully decorated Pan de Muerto, the bread of the dead. First we will visit the "Fería del Pan de Muerto" together, a market where various offerings for the forthcoming festivities are offered. In addition to the "Pan de Muerto", this also includes sugar skulls, mole, chocolate and other specialties of the region. After we have explored the village a little more closely, we visit the bakery "Panadería" in the afternoon. Here the special baking art of the "Pan de Muerto" is demonstrated. The breads decorated with colorful flowers are still baked in the in-house stone oven. In the early evening we attend a pageant where locals dance through the village in various costumes, balancing on stilts and setting off firecrackers as night falls.

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DAY 4 -

4 - TRADITION OF MEZCAL - CATRINAS ON THE PANTEÓN

TRADITION OF MEZCAL
In the morning we make our way to a distillery where mezcal, the national drink of Oaxaca, is still brewed according to the old tradition. We will see how an agave is harvested by a mezcal farmer and how agave hearts, already steamed in an earth oven, are ground with the help of a draft horse. In the in-house "Tienda" we can marvel at the different types of Mezcal, the taste of which is refined with hemp, scorpions and Gusano worms, among other things. After a break, in the late afternoon we set off to a cemetery, the so-called "Panteón". Artfully made-up Catrinas and Oaxacan women in their indigenous costumes accompany us once again.

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DAY 5 -

DAY 5 - IN THE VILLAGE OF THE WEAVERS - COLORFUL MARKET ACTIVITIES

This morning we explore a Zapotec village famous for the artful manufacture of carpets. Here we see a local weaving family who will introduce us to their centuries-old handicraft. We then visit a traditional manufactory, where extraordinary candles are made by hand, especially for the Day of the Dead. After lunch the colorful market hustle and bustle of an indigenous village awaits us in the neighborhood. Here on the so-called "Plaza de Muertos" regional specialties and offerings for the upcoming festivities are offered for sale. We experience and see how the Zapotec do their shopping for Día de Muertos.

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DAY 6 -

DAY 6 - OAXACKEN POTTERY - COMPETITION OF THE CATRINAS

OAXACKEN POTTERY

In the morning we start an excursion to a nearby indigenous village, where pottery is anchored as a traditional handicraft. First we explore the colorful market life of the local "Feria de Chocolate y Pan de Muerto", where chocolate, the bread of the dead and other offerings for the coming days are traded. Then we will see the pottery art typical of the village and show us their work specially made for the Day of the Dead. In the evening we attend a very special event, the competition of the Catrinas. The participants create breathtaking and extremely detailed costumes over several weeks to present them to the audience that evening. DÍA DE MUERTOS

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DAY 7 -

DAY 7 - TRADITIONAL ALTAR - OCTOBER 31 - THE NIGHT OF THE DEAD

TRADITIONAL ALTAR

Today you have the morning at leisure before the great festivities of Día de Muertos begin at night. In the historic center we can watch how the people of Oaxak artfully paint their faces for the night of the dead or bid for one of the handmade ceramic figures of the famous woman "Catrina". As night falls, we visit Oaxaca's first cemetery,where the tombs are already decorated with the dead flower Cempasuchíl, as well as food and drinks that the former family members particularly liked. People eat and drink together and mariachis go from grave to grave playing music. Starting at midnight, we'll be part of the most traditional Día de Muertos celebrations in Oaxaca. Hundreds of waist-high candles are lit on top of the indigenous graves, illuminating the cemetery on the night of the dead. The families guard the tombs to receive their ancestors from the afterlife on this night. The locals stay in the cemetery until the early hours of the morning and then return home with their former family members. DÍA DE MUERTOS

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DAY 8 -

DAY 8 - NOVEMBER 1 - CEREMONIAL PROCESSION OF CHINA'S OAXAQUENA

PROCESSION OF CHINA

After a long and eventful night we allow ourselves this morning to sleep in and relax before we continue our adventure to the Day of the Dead. There is the possibility to walk through the colonial center of Oaxaca until the afternoon stroll around and buy one or two handicrafts if you like. In the late afternoon we set off to see the preparations for the famous Oaxaqueñas oaxaqueñas pageant. In keeping with the festivities, the dance group wears one of the famous and magnificent costumes of Oaxaca in black and white. We have the opportunity to portray the dancers while they are artistically made up in Día de Muertos style. Before the group of Chinas start their pageant.