MÉRIDA.- The days where the faithful departed They are getting closer, and various parts of the Yucatecan capital are already beginning to be decorated on the occasion of these dates.
One of those places that already shines with decorations alluding to the Day of the Dead is he Lucas de Gálvez market.
The New Square lights up
A site with vast history that daily hosts thousands of people who enter its facilities to carry out various commercial activities.
This point was illuminated for the first time with decorations that can already be seen in The New Squareon the second floor of said market, a space dedicated to art and culture.
In the main entrance and exit hallway of La Nueva Placita, overlooking 67th Street, there are a catrina with her huge hatskirt and umbrella.
Also a skeleton holding a bottle with alcohol, which measure more than three meters high and that, from afar, already mark a preamble of what can be observed inside the place.
Likewise, the railings of the stairs and the ceiling are decorated with artificial marigold flowers, giving more color and life to the site.
Baker with bread of the dead
Likewise, inside the building there are three more skeletons, which are an infant, a traffic police officer and a chef holding a bread of the deadall three with a view towards 65 A Street.
The five figures are striking for people who walk around the Lucas de Gálvez and who from the outside look at themselves in all their splendor.
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This situation is well taken advantage of by those who, amazed and surprised, do not hesitate to Take out your cell phones and photograph these imagesto have a memory of those beings from another world that are only seen one month a year.
Also, the traditional altar could not be missing with its respective characteristic elements; such as the white tablecloth, the green crosses, gourds, sweets, fruits, flowers and candles.
These elements are an essential part of these dates and further frame the color of the deceased in La Nueva Placita in the Lucas de Gálvez market.
“Eternal Portraits” photo gallery
In turn, on this site you can find the “Eternal Portraits” photo galleryan exhibition where through post-mortem photographs, they commemorate the faithful deceased, celebrating life, absence and memory.
On the other hand, but following the same theme, in San Juan park There are also monumental figures regarding the Day of the Dead.
The above gives more color and life on these dates to the first painting of the Historical Center of the Yucatecan capital.
It is worth mentioning that, unlike the figures located in the Lucas de Gálvez market, which are already illuminated, the lighting of the skulls in San Juan Park has not yet been launched.
It will be until next Saturday, October 25, when these figures will be illuminated, as part of the activities that frame the Festival of the Souls.
With information and photographs by Carlos Sierra Gómez