How Mexico City Throws a Party That Would Make the Grim Reaper Grin
Mexico City's Day of the Dead celebrations promise a spectacular event with 7 million participants and a 2 billion peso economic boost. Highlights include a mega-procession, monumental offerings, and a grand parade.
Right then, strap yourselves in, because what we’ve got here is a spectacle of such scale that even the most flamboyant of planners would probably need to lie down for a bit. Mexico City’s Day of the Dead celebrations are coming, and it's shaping up to be nothing short of a jaw-dropping, skull-painted, trumpet-blasting extravaganza with seven million people expected to join the party. Not your average Sunday brunch, is it?
Now, for those of you unfamiliar with this spectacle (perhaps you’ve been living under a rock), the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is not just a Halloween knockoff with better outfits. No, it’s far more sophisticated than that. Think of it as a festival where the entire country comes together to say, “Ah, death. You’re a part of life. Let’s make you fabulous!” And let me tell you, Mexico does fabulous in a way that makes the rest of us look like we’re fiddling about with a glue stick and some glitter.
