Marigolds Anchor Día De Los Muertos Altars, Believed to Guide Spirits Home – WTOP News
Mexico City’s record 10 million cempasúchil plants will supply altars and public offerings as Day of the Dead events begin across the capital.
- Mexico City achieved a record production of 10 million cempasúchil plants, marking a 53.8% increase over last year, Mayor Clara Brugada announced last week.
- The city government invested over 8 million pesos, or US $428,100, to support 597 producers in the southern Xochimilco borough growing flowers on artificial islands called chinampas.
- Known as the 'flower of 20 petals' in the Aztec language Nahuatl, cempasúchil blooms are believed to guide departed spirits back to their families during Day of the Dead celebrations.
- Cultural events from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 will feature a 30-meter-tall Catrina figure in the Zócalo square adorned with 100,000 cempasúchil plants from the conservation area.
- Green Seal-certified flowers are available across all 16 boroughs of Mexico City, priced at 15 to 30 pesos, or US 80 cents to $1.60 per plant, guaranteeing sustainable production.
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With Day of the Dead less than a week away, Mexico City's cempasúchil production hits record heights
The Mexican marigold is an essential part of Day of the Dead traditions, as an adornment on altars, or, for those who take the dead's visitations literally, as a path of strewn petals leading the departed to the door.
Marigolds anchor Dia de los Muertos altars, believed to guide spirits home
Throughout history, flowers have carried cultural significance around the world, from lotus blossoms in Buddhist and Hindu traditions to cherry blossoms in Japan, peonies in China, and roses, whose association with love spans generations and transcends cultures.
Marigolds anchor Día de los Muertos altars, believed to guide spirits home – WTOP News
Throughout history, flowers have carried cultural significance around the world, from lotus blossoms in Buddhist and Hindu traditions to cherry blossoms in Japan, peonies in China, and roses, whose association with love spans generations and transcends cultures. But few flowers hold as powerful a place in remembrance as the marigold (Tagetes erecta), especially on Nov....
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Marigolds anchor Día de los Muertos altars, believed to guide spirits home
Throughout history, flowers have carried cultural significance around the world, from lotus blossoms in Buddhist and Hindu traditions to cherry blossoms in Japan, peonies in China, and roses, whose association
Throughout history, flowers have had a cultural significance throughout the world, from lotus flowers in Buddhist and Hindu traditions to cherry blossoms in Japan, peonies in China and roses, whose association with love spans generations and transcends cultures.
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