Día de Muertos

The PAX cemetery, lit up

Families decorated the graves of the PAX cemetery with marigolds, papel picado and candles to remember their dead. These photos were shared by Visitando Tepa.

The cemetery at night

The entrance to the PAX cemetery was framed with a marigold arch, and at night its walkways filled with candles and papel picado.

The PAX cemetery entrance with a marigold arch and a catrina in a pink dress
The entrance to the PAX cemetery.
A cemetery walkway at night, with candles on the ground and papel picado overhead
The walkways, lit with candles.
Teresa Patiño Gutiérrez in black with the crown and sash of Ambassador of Senior Citizens, seated among candlelit graves
Teresa Patiño Gutiérrez, San José de Gracia's 2026 Ambassador of Senior Citizens, among the candlelit graves.
A grave at night with marigold arches and candles, and the cemetery chapel behind
Marigold arches with the chapel behind.
Lit candles in front of photographs of the departed on a flower-decked grave
Candles before the family portraits.
A painting of a catrina surrounded by marigolds
An offering with marigolds.

By day

A carpet of colored sawdust in front of a grave, with glasses and an offering
A sawdust carpet in front of a grave.
A marble tomb decorated with orange paper flowers, candles and portraits
Paper flowers, candles and portraits.

The Catrinas and Catrines contest

On November 1 the plaza hosted the Día de Muertos Catrinas and Catrines contest.

Three contestants in the Catrinas and Catrines contest, in marigold and corn-husk costumes, with their prizes in the plaza
Contestants in the plaza with their prizes.Photos: Visitando Tepa

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