Our son Chris sent us these photos of the plaza in his town on Sunday. They seem to be especially apt for the times we are all living through.
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The Day of the Dead skulls have antecedents in ancient Mexico. A visitor to the Great Temple of the Aztecs in Mexico City will see the stone tzompantli (skull rack - in fact a sort of altar) that reminds us of the Aztec's practice of ritual sacrifice.
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Cut coloured paper is a tradition that probably goes back to before the Conquest in 1521, since Indigenous people decorated sacred places with paper.
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Mexicans remember their dead, but also indulge in some treats.
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These were some of the treats on sale in the Pastelería Suiza, Colonia Roma, in Mexico City in 2019.
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But 1 November is also a day for families to remember those they have lost. In this case, little Berta Pineda who lived for only just over three months. Let us hope that we will all celebrate El Día de los Muertos next year in better spirits.
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