Who knew that the market in Tlacolula was the place to be the Sunday before El Dia de los Muertos? Well, apparently everyone except me.
Here is a great story, in Spanish, from noticas.mx about the day. I have never seen the place so packed and energetic. We drove out just to do something and wow, what a lucky thing we did because it was simply one of the best market experiences I've had. It was actually a bit overwhelming and after a few hours just taking in the sights we were drained. That is really saying something. Remember, I shop in these markets all the time. This was something special.
After walking a few blocks through many temptations, we made it to the actual market and immediately saw that the entire left side was filled with bread,
pan de muertos. These will be placed on altars and graves. It holds an important part in the celebrations. You can see what a big space it is. There were many more folks selling bread than the place could hold.
The place smelled pretty good as you can well imagine. The bread came in many different forms.
I bet there were over a hundred different vendors all selling bread.
Tlacolula is always so interesting because people come from all over, the surrounding mountains and valleys and one can hear different languages and dialects. And the variations in traditional clothing are beautiful. More on that in a bit.
Which would you choose?
I'll post the one I got shortly.
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