Ánimas procession attracts an estimated 57,000 people
Organizers of this year’s Paseo de las Ánimas estimate about 57,000 people took to the streets, in a highlight of the city’s Day of the Dead festivities.
Parade, performances and altars at the Plaza Grande
Actors, students and altars come together Saturday at the Plaza Grande.
Larger planes needed for Hanal Pixan tourist influx
Flights for the upcoming weekends from Mexico City to the Yucatecan capital are packed.
Hanal Pixán events for 2017: Here’s the lineup
Hanal Pixán, the local variant on Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations, will be celebrated with a series of events beginning Monday, Oct. 23 with Vaquería dance performance at the Municipal Palace.
Paseo de las Ánimas grows into international event
A yearly celebration that has grown to become a full-fledged international attraction, the Paseo de las Ánimas returns Friday, Oct. 27.
50,000 crowd the streets for Paseo de las Ánimas
Police estimate just over 50,000 people turned out for the city’s Paseo de las Ánimas, many of them in costumes and face paint invoking Day of the Dead traditions.
Weekend Mexico City-Mérida flights sold out
This weekend’s Hanal Pixán activities have stimulated air travel from the nation’s capital. So much so that flights to Mérida from Mexico City have sold out through Sunday.
In land of Hanal Pixán, kids still love Halloween
Two celebrations converge soon in Yucatán: The traditional Hanal Pixán, and the more commercial Halloween, and shopkeepers are ready for both.
Paseo de las Ánimas will be high point of festival
The Paseo de las Ánimas procession, kicking off the Day of the Dead, returns on Friday, Oct. 28, bringing tens of thousands of people to the street.
Sweets on the streets as holidays near
An altar for Hanal Pixan needs sweets and flowers, and vendors are ready.
Día de los Muertos is alive in Mérida
The Day of the Dead is anything but a dour affair. Celebrated Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 throughout Mexico, in Yucatán it’s called Hanal Pixán.
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