Festival of Souls

The sacred reunion of life and memory.

Commemoration

Commemoration

Where we are
Where we are: lake, names and memory in Michoacán Before speaking of the return of the souls, it…
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Commemoration of the Day of the Death
Antecedent

Tradition

Tradition

The offerings
Offerings: the language of remembrance An offering is not a collection of objects arranged…
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The Duck Hunt (Kuirisi-atakua): Memory of a Sacred Lake Ritual
Gathering and Offering (Teruscan y Campaneri)

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Islands of Lake Pátzcuaro

Yunuén

Yunuén: an island told by its own inhabitants The lake separates and connects. From…

Urandén

Urandén: the water, the canoes and the Path of Souls In Urandén, water is…

Janitzio

Janitzio: the island, remembrance and the Festival of Souls The glow of candles, the…

Jarácuaro

Jarácuaro: flower arches, dance and neighbourhood remembrance Jarácuaro was once an island in Lake…

La Pacanda

La Pacanda: the island where memory speaks in many voices Among the islands of…

Riverside communities

Pátzcuaro

Pátzcuaro: a city that opens doors without claiming ownership of the souls Pátzcuaro’s past…

Santa Fe de la Laguna

Santa Fe de la Laguna: the offering that gathers a household In Santa Fe…

Erongarícuaro

Erongarícuaro: the heart of the lake and the waiting for souls Some places retain…

Ihuatzio

Ihuatzio: remembrance between the lake and the yácatas In Ihuatzio, the Festival of Souls…

Tzurumútaro

Tzurumútaro: the cemetery, shared food and remembrance Tzurumútaro lies close to Pátzcuaro, but its…

Arócutin

Arócutin: the cemetery beside the church and the waiting for souls What makes Arócutin…

Cucuchucho

Cucuchucho: caring for one another in the face of loss Cucuchucho, in the Lake…

Tzintzuntzan

Tzintzuntzan: yácatas, floral arches and shared remembrance Tzintzuntzan brings together two historical landscapes that…

Nearby Towns

Nearby Towns

Cuanajo
Cuanajo: the wooden horse that carries remembrance home In Cuanajo, wood can follow two…
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Zirahuén

Other Must-See Destinations

Other Must-See Destinations: Art and Roots of Celebration

Capula
Capula: when clay learned to dress death In some towns, clay is recognized first for its usefulness: a…
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Tócuaro

Festival of Souls

Commemoration

Tradition

Islands of Lake Pátzcuaro

Riverside communities

Nearby Towns

Other Must-See Destinations

LIVING MEMORY: A BRIDGE BETWEEN WORLDS

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Ihuatzio

Erongarícuaro

Commemoration of the Day of the Death

Tzurumútaro

Yunuén

Antecedent