Flowers — not real — are at most gravesites in Todos Santos. (Image: Kathryn Reed)
Silence doesn’t mean a story isn’t being told. Walk. Observe. Read. Even listen.
A game covers the area where a child was buried. (Image: Kathryn Reed)
Cemeteries are more than a place to bury the dead. They are the link to a town’s past.
There will always be the need for new places to bury the dead. (Image: Kathryn Reed)
The cemetery in Todos Santos is a colorful display of tributes to those who have passed. While some might say it is a bit dilapidated, others will find the love.
Mexican cemeteries aren’t like most in the United States. The tributes are more grand – and that is not necessarily a sign of wealth. They are colorful, ornate in some cases. Some are like mini homes for these souls.
The cemetery in Todos Santos is colorful. (Image: Kathryn Reed)
As Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) approaches on Nov. 1, families will bring mementos, tokens, candles, even food for those have died.
Visiting a Mexican cemetery is worth doing no matter the time of year.
I love cemeteries. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
This is my favorite quote about them:
“I have always enjoyed cemeteries.
Altars for the living as well as resting places for the dead,
they are entryways, I think, to any town or city,
the best places to become acquainted with the tastes of the inhabitants,
both present and gone.”
― Edwidge Danticat
We just visited the gravesite of my mother and family in Brooklyn. We did grave stone rubbings. A forever experience
Will always remember the cemetery in Paris with several notables buried there, so we did some rubbings & just sat quietly to think.