Yesterday, I went with Margarita, Joaquin, Doña Tere, and Miriam to Naolinco to see how the people in this small city celebrate the Day of the Dead.

We went to the cemetery first and walked around the crowded grounds, observing the decorated graves and "houses" built over many of them. Many of the dead in Naolinco are well-housed, as you can see from this photo. The cemetery was full of people decorating their loved ones' graves and visiting with their neighbors who were there to do the same.


After that, we went to the downtown area and happened on a cultural center that had a great display of calaveras, Catrinas, and altares.

Here's a photo of me with La Catrina, a female calavera dressed elegantly with a Victorian hat. (I only pretended to take her hand. I'm not interested in taking a walk with her any time soon.)

After that, we went to a restaurant where I had some great enchiladas. Here's a photo of the large altar located in the dining room where we ate.