Sunday on "Reforma"

On Sunday Alejandro and I took the Metrobus from the apartment to the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City's iconic boulevard.

After getting off the Metrobus, we passed through the Reforma 222 shopping mall because they always have something set up for the Day of the Dead.  The mall had an "ofrenda" which they called "Huesos de Oro" (Bones of Gold).  It honored the Golden Age of the Mexican cinema of the 1950s.

In the center is "El Santo", the famous "lucha libre" wrestler who became a popular film star.  At the left is María Felix, who was known as the "Elizabeth Taylor" of Mexico.

In the center is Cantinflas, Mexico's most famous film comedian.  To the right are a pair of comedians who were Mexico's version of Laurel and Hardy.

Leaving the mall, we come out on the Paseo de la Reforma.  At that moment we saw a group of pilgrims making their way down the boulevard to the Basilica of Guadalupe.

As in years past, Gayosso, a chain of funeral homes, put up giant "catrinas" along Reforma.

On both sides of Reforma there was a "Festival of Flowers", featuring flower growers selling a variety of flowers and plants.  Needless to say, marigolds were the star of the show.

  

Not all of the vendors were selling flowers.  This fellow had candles which he made from bee's wax.  I bought one of the skull candles to put with my "ofrenda".

A "catrina" with a skirt made from corn husks

There were also a number of "Mexicráneos" along the boulevard.  The "Mexicráneos", are large fiberglass skulls, and each one is painted by a different artist.  They have become a Mexico City tradition for Day of the Dead and have been shown all over the world.  The skulls on display along Reforma are mostly from previous years.  This year's new "Mexicráneos" are at Parque Bicentenario.

The Hotel Marquis Reforma went all out in decorating for the Day of the Dead.

However, it was not the "catrinas" nor the flowers, nor the "Mexicráneos" that brought us to Reforma.   

To be continued...