Oaxaca Day of the Dead Scenes 2018

Rollerblading Skeletons

Day of the Dead Bread (Pan de Muerto)

This is a small part of an ofrenda in a friend’s home, with offerings to welcome her parents: hot chocolate, mole, fruit, nuts, chapulines (fried grasshoppers), pan de muerto, beer, Coke, and a tamale.

Sprucing up at Panteon General Cemetery for Day of the Dead

Artist creating a “tapete” on a family member’s grave

Graveside at Panteon General Cemetery

A family of skeletons on display at an artisans fair during Muertos

Muertos is a time for communicating with loved ones on the other side