On the occasion of the Day of the Dead celebration, thousands of families visited the graves of their loved ones in different cemeteries in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (ZMG) since the cemeteries opened and, according to what they said, the whole family will stay together with the deceased until they close.
“It is remembering our deceased, continuing to remember them, honoring the presence they had with us. The years that God allowed us to be with them and live together and, more than anything, not forget them, especially with the little ones, to follow the customs that we have acquired over the years,” said Rocío Noriega.
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The Noriega family met at 8:00 a.m. at the Mezquitán Pantheon, located on Federalismo Avenue, in Guadalajara, to clean, arrange and place a small altar to share food and remember their great-grandfather, grandfather, uncle, nephews, cousins and brothers who are no longer with the family. Rocío mentioned that throughout the day more family members will visit the grave to reunite with their loved ones.
“We came yesterday to start and now we fixed it up a little and we are here living with some of what they ate, consumed.. For a little while we go to pray and throughout the day the rest of the family continue to arrive (…). Right now they started having breakfast, the bread, the coca, the chocolate, which was what they ate, and as they arrive, they bring something. But there are many of us, there are 52 of our grandchildren, maybe not all of them come, but there are many of us.”
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Santiago, Máximo and Tiago, 12, five and three years old respectively, also help Rocío place the marigold flowers on the concrete slab, and sweep and clean the resting place of their relatives. “He came to help us a lot to raise awareness among the children and they are also the ones who move us, so we are still here”Rocío concluded.
On the other hand, Marco Antonio de la Torre and his family visited his mother and grandparents at the Guadalajara Panteón, located on San Ignacio Street, in the capital of Guadalajara; from 8:00 a.m. and they will be gathered around the tomb until 6:00 p.m., when the site closes. According to him, at least 30 more relatives will arrive at the place during the day.
“This day means a lot of pain first, and second, coming to visit our relatives (…). We come to live together, to eat as the family that we are. We all come, cousins, brothers-in-law, nephews, cousins, brothers; all”.
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For his part, Édgar Chávez, Marco’s brother-in-law, acknowledged that This day is a day of joy because the whole family can get together.but he regretted that they only do it on holidays or to remember loved ones, such as November 2.
“It’s a little sad, but also happy. Unfortunately, it is one of the days when the family comes together, that approach of everyone, but that’s how it is. And yes, we have the family meal, the fellowship, we bring what my mother-in-law liked, it means all that. But mainly what has been forgotten, what we should come here for, is to pray his rosary, to do those types of things, which we have forgotten.”he pointed out.
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