Colors, sweets and flowers. This is how Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead. The tradition has made it all the way to the Eternal City.<\/p>\n
In Mexico the Day of the Dead altar is a symbolic representation of pre-Hispanic traditions and religious syncretism. This year, the Mexican community in Rome dedicated it to all those who have died because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
ADRIANA ROA With incense, sugar skulls, traditional decorations and typical Mexican cuisine, each person seeks to honor the dead.<\/p>\n Dedicated to victims of the pandemic, this altar includes representations of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, patron saints of doctors; a \u201ccatrina\u201d dressed as a nurse; and a picture of Mario Molina, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 and who passed away last October.<\/p>\n ADRIANA ROA<\/strong> The entire structure is crowned with a colorful arch made of flowers, a symbol of hope. Its beauty honors the dead and illuminates the path to resurrection and to the awaited reunion with loved ones.<\/p>\n For many Mexicans, it's a form of art, a tradition toward which they put all their efforts and commitment. In 2008 it was added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list.<\/p>\n Daniel D\u00edaz Vizzi<\/p>\n Translation: CT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November 3, 2020. They are dedicating a traditional Day of the Dead altar to victims of the pandemic and to medical workers who have lost their lives during the health emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":15932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RLCusI-44Zs","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/baltardiadelosmuertoseng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/baltardiadelosmuertosint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Mexican community in Rome
\n\u201cThey deserve [to be remembered and honored.] It's a very difficult moment for everyone. Although we continue to move forward, we must pause for a minute to realize that although life goes on, it has stopped for many others. This is our offering as a Mexican community in Rome.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMexican community in Rome
\n\u201cThey're offerings for the dead. We have the 'pan de muerto' and objects that the loved one normally used when he or she was alive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n