It is worth remembering how the Chichimecas Indians in Saint Michael They celebrated the Day of the Dead to inspire us to continue carrying out this very important tradition today.

According to Fray Isidro Felix de Espinoza, they were guided by other Franciscan friars in the ceremony and this was the resulting hybrid:

From 1555 onwards, in the first chapels, they gathered with their offerings with products from their gardens such as cooked corn, sour-tasting tamales with pieces of cornstalk to sweeten them, pumpkins, honey, corn atole and pulque in clay pots with the name of the deceased painted on them.

Gathered on November 1st, they would place themselves at the altar and light a large bonfire to serve as a guide for the deceased to the place where they could satisfy their hunger and thirst. 

Then they would go out to let the souls enjoy the great feast and the living had a party that lasted all night and into the evening while the dead enjoyed this great banquet.

It is in honor of this tradition that we now suggest doing the following activities in Saint Michael as well as review the Official Program to make sure you don't miss any of the picturesque activities: 

1- Visit the offerings in the Main Plaza, museum and atriums of some temples

2-Walking tour of the city with a view of parish crypts that only open once a year

3-Watch or participate in the Catrinas parade at 6 pm on November 2nd, which runs through the streets of Cardo, Ancha de San Antonio, Insurgentes, Mesones, Juárez, Plaza Principal and ends at Correo street on the corner of Corregidora.

7 pm Presentation of traditional Aztec dance in the Main Garden

4- Visit the Alfeñique Fair to buy sugar skulls and typical almond paste sweets

5- Participate in activities at the “Coloring Death” Festival at the Hacienda Santuario Hotel, such as learning how to make tamales or alfeñique

6-Matilda Hotel's Iconic Black Dinner