El Tule

Aside from meeting my lovely host family, I think the highlight of my weekend was having the opportunity to go to Tule to visit the huge tree there. This was the first activity I did with Sra. Mireya and Abuela Semiramis after we had a nice lunch at El Milenario. I´ve already had an opportunity to try three different moles. I´ve decided I don´t like the green one all that much.

Here´s a picture of the huge tree. If you look carefully, in certain parts you can see different animal figures. Sra. Mireya told me there´s a lion, deer and elephant. I also got to witness a funeral the first day I was with my family. In Mexico, there are grand processions with mariachis and a parade to the cemetery. I already have so much supplemental material for more research regarding Day of the Dead. It´s been fun to get a local perspective on death rituals and the upcoming holiday in November. I´m sure I will be describing all of this more in the coming months.