Day of the Dead UMAR Huatulco 2018

Another year has passed and it's time once again to remember those who have come before us and celebrate their lives.

That pesky vampire is back even though he really doesn't belong here.  People have explained time and again that the Day of the Dead is not about horror and monsters but he insists that October 31st is his day too.  

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People have become used to him.  Notice that nobody feels in any imminent danger.

                                             

The plain fact is that the Count absolutely loves the Day of the Dead and wouldn't miss the annual UMAR celebration for all the blood in the world.

Ahhh.  Children of the night.

You know you have a good costume when people can't recognize you.  Death is a lady and when she spoke to me, I knew her.  I won't reveal her identity but she is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Talk about outstanding costumes.  Who would believe this weary ancient old woman is in fact a vibrant healthy young woman?   If she hadn't spoken, I would never have known her.  Every movement seemed to cause her pain.

The entire cast from "La Muerte" (Death), a tale of greed, treachery and fatal justice.

It's not easy photographing dead people.  They have a tendency to blur.  These are all we have to remember them.

Return to this post soon.  There should be a video of "La Muerte" in the near future.

There it is.

2013 UMAR Huatulco Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead had a new location this year at UMAR Huatulco. Costumes are mostly traditional face painting but a little variety is okay too. Time to go.



Carmen and I arrived together. I didn't see her again that night. She just vanished in the darkness.
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People arrived soon afterwards in a procession.





Shouldn't some of these students be more afraid of me? I am a vampire.



Edelma was very brave.


Nancy was just plain fearless.


Here I am, making friends with more dead people.








Mexico has the best hot chocolate in the world.




The young lady on my left sang us a lovely song that night. Great voice.


Yulma standing proudly in front of the altar she created with her students.



Me standing proudly in front of Yulma's altar.







Mayetsi looks a little nervous.



Here's Ilce looking about as scary as possible, for Ilce that is.



I'm not afraid of Ilce.

I am the scariest person in the whole place.


Uh, wait a minute.


It's not a word I use every day but "ghastly" feels right.










The rest of these pictures are all courtesy of Matthew Glasheen.  Some of the ones above are likely his too but I forget which ones.