More than 1 million people watched as colorful floats and people in costumes marched through Mexico City in a major Day of the Dead parade on Saturday, according to city officials.
Mexico began celebrating the Day of the Dead on Friday with illuminated skeletons, skulls and sweets to commemorate their deceased relatives during the two Catholic holidays of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2.
The parade of seven floats on Saturday was accompanied by at least 10,000 people in costume, according to the city council.
The parade, which leads along an 8-kilometer route from Chapultepec Park to Zócalo Square, was established by the city in 2016.
The UN cultural organization UNESCO has included the practice in the list of intangible cultural heritage.
The celebration is seen as a fusion of pre-colonial rituals and Catholic holidays introduced in the 16th century. The festival also coincides with the end of the harvest.
