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Mexico City
's mayor, José Ramón Amieva , inaugurated the Zócalo 's monumental ofrenda , an altar , which will be open to the public until November 4.
This year's ofrenda is a contemporary art piece, which uses the most iconic elements from the Day of the Dead and translates them into a more contemporary design, created by Humberto Spíndola and Gisela Mendoza Jiménez . Gisela Mendoza , an anthropologist, designed the 9 paths to the Mictlán , the Aztec's underworld , where the gigantic Catrinas , skulls, travel through. The Catrinas are characterized by migrants from South America, Jews, Asia, Spain , among others.
The ofrenda, which will be light up at night, resembles a cemetery , and in the center is a monumental altar.
It's been estimated that until November 4, Mexico City will be visited by 4 million visitors, who are looking to celebrate the Day of the Dead.
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