Thousands of people from the capital, as well as national and foreign tourists, gathered along the route of the parade that began at the Puerta de los Leones de Chapultepec and advanced through Paseo de la Reforma, Avenida Juárez, streets of the first square of the capital and the Zócalo.
(Government-CDMX)
Offering an inaugural message, the capital’s government secretary, Martí Batres, explained that more than 1,200 people participated in this edition of the Day of the Dead parade, including creatives and artists who work and study in the 235 PILARES centers, eight Lighthouses and Four Cultural Centers of the local government.
He said that the word “globalization” not only refers to the economic term but can also be applied to culture and a celebration such as the Day of the Dead.
(Government-CDMX)
“Globalization, many times we think that globalization is only opening up to the world, but globalization also means bringing what is ours to the world, and the Day of the Dead is our creation, it is our history, it is our tradition, it is our culture, it is a symbol of mexicanidad, is a contribution of Mexico to universal culture”, he affirmed.
