Dia de los Muertos

This weekend i traveled to Tamazunchale, SLP in mexico and i had the neat opportunity to see the 'dia de los muertos' in mexico for the first time. i had heard about it but didn't know it was this big festival with 4 days of celebrating the dead. kids didn't go to school for 2 days and people didn't work on the 1st or 2nd of nov. as i was traveling in this area of mexico know as the 'Huasteca' i was pulled over by several road blocks controlled by little kids demanding a mandatory donation for their celebrations. of course i donated because i was warned that if you didn't contribute to their cause they would key your car or spray paint your car. of course they did all this while wearing their costumes which are a lot more scarier than the traditional costumes of the states, and all the little kids would gather in a group and do this dance as if possessed by demons....
at night there were celebrations of the dead with traditional dances with adults and kids. i filmed two of these dances, the second one here is danced in front of the altar of the dead that pertains to this dance. there were about 6 altars, each with it's own dance.