Overview
- The island community of Urandén presented El Camino de las Almas with about 120 participants reenacting 19 historical scenes, featuring traditional cooks and figures such as athlete José Everardo Quirino, according to a state tourism official.
- Families in Pátzcuaro assembled large home altars with photos, marigolds, candles and food, using elements that represent air, fire, earth and water while sharing stories about the deceased.
- In Ihuatzio residents prepared cemetery vigils and awaited a midnight bell that signals the arrival of the ánimas, with neighbors sharing food during the night.
- Tzurumútaro and the cemeteries of Tzintzuntzan drew heavy visitation, with decorated graves, bandas de viento, an offering to Lázaro Cárdenas and early evening vigils.
- In Cuanajo the velación took place in the home of the deceased, where visitors delivered offerings on a small wooden horse that symbolizes how souls are carried.