Day of the Dead Activities is No. 6 of 13 articles being published with pictures from a 14-day Elderhostel program in Mexico called "Dia De Los Muertos in Oaxaca" celebrating of the Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, which has probably the largest such celebration, where we stayed seven nights. Three-night visits were also made to Cuernavaca and Tlaxcala. The program was in October and November 2008.
Elderhostel invites participants to "immerse yourself in celebratory rituals for the dead. Roam the halls of imposing palaces and
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She stands on the steps of a commercial
building in Oaxaca.
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He greets guests at the Camino Real
Hotel, one of the best in Oaxaca which is located in the former...
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A greeter in a business along the
pedestrian shopping street in Oaxaca
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The official greeter at a shop on the
pedestrian shopping street in Oaxaca
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A greeter at a shop along the pedestrian
shopping street in Oaxaca
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The Devil and the Skeleton Bride shake
hands outside a shop in Oaxaca.
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Two young ladies happy to pause in their
celebration for a photo in Oaxaca
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A Day of the Dead parade passing
through the Zocalo about 6:00 P.M.
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A Day of the Dead Parade Passing
Through the Zocalo about 6:00 P.M.
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Decorated entranceway to Hotel Marques
del Valle on the north edge of the Zocalo
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Close-up of decorated doorway of
Hotel Marques del Valle on north edge of Zocalo
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This attractive young Mexican family
was seen among the altars set up in the Government Palace.
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Perhaps a grandmother and her grand-
children among the altars.
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From the second floor of the Government
Palace there was a view of the activity taking place on the main level.
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A small part of a huge three-dimensional
tapete made of colored sand on the floor of the Government Palace.
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A close-up of the tapete seen in the
prior picture.
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Another section of the tapete on the
floor of the Government Palace
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Another section of the tapete on the
floor of the Government Palace
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This altar was in the Government Palace
and contained flowers, bread, fruit, candy, and cigarettes. Sometimes even...
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In the foreground is the sand tapete in
the Government Palace. A huge altar probably dedicated to a government...
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A sand sculpture on a street closed to
traffic in the center of Oaxaca
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A sand sculpture celebrating the Fiesta
of the Dead.
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This is a combination of flower petals
and colored sand.
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A beatiful combination of colored sand
and flowers
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A floral tapete similar to a sand
sculpture on a street closed to traffic in the center of Oaxaca
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