Day of the Dead Preparations

Day of the Dead

I went shopping in Tonala yesterday, then went to Tlaquepaque to see their preparations for Day of the Dead (which is next Wednesday). There were a lot of altars set up, or in the process of being set up, at El Refugio and in the street as well. They blocked off the main thoroughfare, so in addition to the pedestrian mall, there was another several blocks set aside for altars and on-lookers. Many businesses had big altars in front of their store with altars to their founders. There were tons of people set up doing face painting for young and old – I think I saw more older men getting their faces painted than little kids! It was a festive atmosphere and beautiful to look at! I’ll leave you with more photos at the end of this post.

Last Sunday evening, John and I went to see the ballet folklorico performed by the University of Guadalajara. Once we finally found seats where we could actually see the stage, we really enjoyed it! (No wonder the tickets were so cheap!) The University is supposed to have the best performance, and it was gorgeous – beautiful costumes and lots of foot stomping! Fun!

Thursday night, John and I went downstairs to visit with some of our Mexican neighbors – they were lovely hosts and fun to talk to. Friday after work, we headed to a co-worker’s house for a get-together – a nice way to end the week.

We both have a pretty good idea of what our jobs will be next year, but the official offers don’t come out until tomorrow – so we’ll keep you in suspense! Wish us luck!

Wow!

Tlaquepaque

Indigenous woman with flowers

Puppets

Altar to Diego Rivera

Lovely

Altar to Freida

Skulls

A co-worker’s child

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