By Jesús Aguado
According to Acacio Martinez, director of Culture and Traditions, the offerings for the dead will once again be placed around the Jardin Principal, and there will be theater, music, and dance.
The director stated that the city is calling on those San Miguel residents who dress up as Catrinas every year, to meet at Cardo at 730pm on November 1. From there, the “dead” will depart through Ancha de San Antonio toward the Jardin Principal. The Rosewood Catrina Parade will join them along Zacateros, and Umarán. In addition, he indicated that the contest for the best Catrín y Catrina organized by Rosewood, will take place on the esplanade of the Jardin at the end of the parade. Acacio Martínez emphasized that the participants must follow established health measures, and asked that those who go to see the parade keep social distance on the streets along the route.
On November 2, starting at an early hour, several civil social organizations and public administration departments will begin to place the offerings. The offerings will be at only two points, in front of Portal Allende and Portal Guadalupe.
However, there will be no mega offering. Director Martínez announced that after 4pm there will be dance and theater on a stage on the esplanade. Later, the representatives of different neighborhoods will install floral offerings—a tribute to the dead that covers the period from the time of conquest to the present. “There will be tributes to women killed by violence, killed by Covid19. The ceremony aims to pay tribute to all the dead of San Miguel.”
A ritual ceremony with shells will be held at Valle del Maíz; as well as a universal prayer with participants from different faiths. The program will conclude with Mexican music by the Aguascalientes Brothers, and fireworks.
