Day Of The Dead Festival Opens

"The Day of the Dead is a proudly Mexican millenary tradition that distinguishes us in the whole world, a celebration that has transcended through time, merging the pre-Hispanic culture and the customs that we have acquired to give way to the biggest of our celebrations, on November 2, in which we make an altar dedicated to our loved ones who have passed away and visit the cemeteries".

This was stated by the municipal president, Luis Alberto Michel Rodríguez, when inaugurating the Day of the Dead Festival 2022 at the Puerto Vallarta Malecon.
"It is a tradition that continues to unite our families, friends and continues to be shared from generation to generation."

MONUMENTAL CATRINA

During the day, the mayor led the lighting of the huge monumental catrina located in the lighthouse area of the Malecon, undoubtedly a character that has been gaining strength in this tradition, an iconic figure of the Mexican idiosyncrasy.

It was emphasized that the catrina is a fine, elegant and feathered figure detailed by Guadalupe Posadas and used in times of Porfirio Diaz, to criticize certain characters of the social environment of our country, same that we know today with the details given by the artist Diego Rivera in his work "Sueño de una tarde dominical en la alameda" (Dream of a Sunday afternoon in the Mall) in 1947.

The idea of this celebration is to represent a beautiful Mexican catrina, looking splendorous with its 23 meters high in blue tones that evoke the sea and its fine decoration that recalls the traditions of our country, which also seeks to break the Guinness record for the tallest registered catrina in the world.

The mayor highlighted the great work in the artistic design of the monumental catrina by Alondra Muca, who is also proudly from Vallarta, as well as the work of all those involved in achieving this spectacular result.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

He also thanked and acknowledged the companies that have participated in decorating the boardwalk with the catrina palms and the large skulls that give color to these dates.

Finally, the ceremony thanked and recognized the Universidad Vizcaya de las Américas for the delicious pan de muerto made by gastronomy students, under the command of chef Pablo Antonio Díaz, with a catrina figure, which was enjoyed by hundreds and hundreds of Vallartenses, with more than two thousand pieces of bread.

Also present were María de Jesús López Delgado, president of the Municipal DIF System; Ludwig Estrada Virgen, director of Tourism and Economic Development; Luis Jesús Escoto Martínez, director of the Vallarta Institute of Culture; Jorge Alberto Castillo Núñez, general director of SEAPAL; Luis Alberto Villaseñor Nolasco, general director of the Tourism Trust; Vice Admiral Fernando Ríos Sosa, commander of the XII Naval Zone and the general director of the Universidad Vizcaya de las Américas, Manuel de la Mora.