{"id":67096,"date":"2023-09-30T19:32:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T19:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/?p=67096"},"modified":"2023-10-06T20:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:32:00","slug":"witnessing-day-of-the-dead-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/october-2023\/witnessing-day-of-the-dead-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Witnessing Day of the Dead Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ln6fggm1-c6ac42e17bf74af8cbc54089da28dbce\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ln6fggm1-c6ac42e17bf74af8cbc54089da28dbce{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#00467f;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ln6fggm1-c6ac42e17bf74af8cbc54089da28dbce .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#00467f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ln6fggm1-c6ac42e17bf74af8cbc54089da28dbce av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Witnessing Day of the Dead Traditions<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/altar-dia-de-muertos.jpg\" alt=\"Altar d\u00eda de muertos\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/altar-dia-de-muertos.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/altar-dia-de-muertos-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/altar-dia-de-muertos-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/altar-dia-de-muertos-705x473.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of October, the spicy fragrance of copal incense wafts through the air and there is a whisper on the wind. You\u2019ll notice <em>cempasuchitl<\/em> or orange marigolds, red cockscomb flowers, purple daisies, lilies and gypsophila everywhere with <em>pan de muerto<\/em>, candy skulls, candles and cut tissue paper as people begin to erect Dia de Muertos altars in honor of the departed. See these symbolic altars at Royal Resorts and in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and elsewhere in the Mexican Caribbean and Yucatan.<\/p>\n<p>One of Mexico\u2019s richest and most colorful traditions, D\u00eda de Muertos is observed on November 1 and 2. At this time of year, Mexicans believe that the souls of the dead come back to the world of the living for a short time. They welcome their loved ones with altars laden with flowers, food, treasured possessions, and other offerings, and with candlelit vigils, masses and serenades.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/17-festival-vida-y-muerte-xcaret.jpg\" alt=\"the Festival de Tradiciones de Vida y Muerte\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/17-festival-vida-y-muerte-xcaret.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/17-festival-vida-y-muerte-xcaret-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/17-festival-vida-y-muerte-xcaret-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/17-festival-vida-y-muerte-xcaret-705x473.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may want to plan a visit to Xcaret from October 30 to November 3 for the Festival de Tradiciones de Vida y Muerte, a celebration of timeless Day of the Dead customs. The Festival program features processions, altars, traditional cuisine, art exhibits, music, dance, theater, children\u2019s events and a visit to the colorful Mexican cemetery. Maya communities from Quintana Roo and Yucatan participate and this year, the central Mexican state of Queretaro is the special guest.<\/p>\n<p>In Yucatan, the Day of the Dead is known as Hanal Pixan or \u201cfeast of the souls\u201d and altars spring up in Valladolid, Izamal and in the state capital Merida, where Dia de Muertos events also include the huge Paseo de las Animas procession from the city cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Ask at the Thomas More Travel desk about Xcaret trips and the Festival de Tradiciones de Vida y Muerte. You can find the festival program here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivaldevidaymuerte.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.festivaldevidaymuerte.com\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Towards the end of October, the spicy fragrance of copal incense wafts through the air and there is a whisper on the wind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":67027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[686],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-october-2023"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Witnessing Day of the Dead Traditions - Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/october-2023\/witnessing-day-of-the-dead-traditions\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Witnessing Day of the Dead Traditions - 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