Day of the Dead - Barra de Navidad

This post is 'Part 1 of what I did last night' because I have so many photos to post in Part 2 and strippers don't really go well with the Day of the Dead. Yes I said strippers. (I wonder how many of you are about to skip straight to Part 2 lol)

Last night before going to the bar for some drinking, dancing and stripper action, I watched the Catrina contest and had a look at some of the altars on the streets in Barra de Navidad.

The Day of the Dead celebration usually happens on November 1st and 2nd, but due to Hurricane Patricia the annual holiday was postponed by a few weeks in areas that were damaged by the hurricane and flooding.

I always enjoy seeing the altars and how a family honors their loved ones. It feels sad and joyous at the same time. Family is everything.

The Catrinas were beautiful, they put so much creativity into making their costumes and doing their makeup.

The Catrina with the big black hat won the contest. Very cool.

The Catrina represents a dead wealthy woman. It's meant to show that even if you're rich, all the money in the world can't save you from death. How true. So spend your money and live it up while you still can!