Voces de Mixquic

'Voces de Mixquic', 2019

Mixquic, an old town at the skirts of Mexico City remembers its dead in an ancient tradition that brings the living together.

Mixquic, an old town at the skirts of Mexico City remembers its dead in an ancient tradition that brings the living together.

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Benito Nuñez

Runtime

60 minutes

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Feature

Genre

Documentary

Keywords

dia de los muertos celebration

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Voces de Mixquic

Benito Nuñez, 2019

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Mixquic, an old town at the skirts of Mexico City remembers its dead in an ancient tradition that brings the living together.

Mixquic is a very mystical town at the skirts of Mexico City; proud of its traditions of pre-Hispanic origin, year after year the town prepares itself for the celebration of the dead by creating elaborated and rich offerings full with symbolism and meaning. They follow a ritual of several days that begins with the reception of the injured victims and culminates with the spectacular illumination in the cemetery where the families meet and gather to remember.

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Mixquic, an old town at the skirts of Mexico City remembers its dead in an ancient tradition that brings the living together.

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Mixquic is a very mystical town at the skirts of Mexico City; proud of its traditions of pre-Hispanic origin, year after year the town prepares itself for the celebration of the dead by creating elaborated and rich offerings full with symbolism and meaning. They follow a ritual of several days that begins with the reception of the injured victims and culminates with the spectacular illumination in the cemetery where the families meet and gather to remember.

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