Preparation for the commemoration of the Animecha kejzitakua begins the night of the 1st on this picturesque island in ...
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This town was the capital of the Tarascan Empire. Later, after the Conquest, it was the first city of Michoacán. The ...
Read MoreThe Wake for the Dead In Different Places in the Region of Lake Patzcuaro (Animecha Kejtzitakua)
As previously stated, the offering is dedicated to adults who have passed on November 2nd. The vigil begins the ...
Read MoreVigil of the Little Angels (Kejtzitakua Zapicheri)
Offerings and altars are placed for dead children on the 1st of November. If it is the first offering, the godfather ...
Read MoreGathering and Offering (Teruscan y Campaneri)
Included as part of the ceremonies which occur during these few days is the collective gathering and offering organized ...
Read MoreThe Hunting of The Duck (Kuirisi-atakua)
This activity was still practiced by people from many of the towns surrounding Lake Pátzcuaro up until a few decades ...
Read MoreThe offerings
Today, the commemoration of the dead conserves its religious and popular significance of paying tribute to those who ...
Read MoreAntecedent
The pre-hispanic concept of the duality of life and death. Pre-Hispanic people conceived of the universe as a concert ...
Read MoreWhere we are
Michoacán is located in the western part of the country. It is a state that, as a result of its geography and natural ...
Read MoreCommemoration of the Day of the Death
Our intimate and well-known tradition of commemorating the dead is of an imminently religious character, which is not ...
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