Tepotzotlan and its offerings
well, well. At last I found the time to upload these pictures of the offering that is yearly set in Tepotzotlan cathedral´s atrium.
Tepotzotlan is a beautiful town located in the north of the city, near the México-Querétaro expressway. Its cathedral is quite beautiful; it is almost completly decorated with gold on its ceiling, and walls. Next to the cathedral there is also a museum, that shows some pictures.
Tepotzotlan is an excellent place to spend some time together with the family, boyfriend, friends, etc, on weekends, specially on sunday´s mornings. There is a big street market where people can eat: carnitas, birria, pancita, all kind of tacos, pozole, quesadillas, sopes, pambazos, enchiladas, etc, etc, etc.
There is a tradition that began on 1996; The offering of Tepotzotlan is becoming, every time more and more famous. It is set and organized by volunteers (mostly teens), who study at different schools near the town. It is set for the mexican celebration; día de muertos (day of the dead)
This big offering has all the essencial things a proper offering must have:
Water, incense, marigold (flower of the dead), candles, peanuts, photographs of the death, mole, alcohol, pan de muerto (bread of the dead), decorated skulls, fruit such as: orange, pumpkin, reed, apples, guava, etc.
My favorite picture is the one of the couple, where the "guy" is hugging his "girlfriend" He is wearing a hat, and she is wearing a beautiful skirt and a chal.... Isn´t it cute???
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