Why Dia de Muertos will never be the same!
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Today we are in CDMX at the famous Dia de Muertos parade and we will also be finishing up our celebration at Disney’s biggest Coco Concert at the Plaza de Toros in Mexico city. So stay with us for all the incredible celebrations and a reflection of how commercialization is changing the way this sacred tradition was once celebrated. Subscribe
Is the meaning of Day of the Dead changing? Why do we ask that?
Well… because throughout our travels we have celebrated dia de Muertos in Aguascalientes, Michoacan and now CDMX and we see a similar trend that can be changing the sacred celebration of Dia de Muertos into….
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Skulls have been part of Dia de los Muertos for eons! ! Actually, Mexico needs the tourism $$$ IMO. But I don't like Disney! And Coco was not a true depiction of the tradition. I don't like how they depicted "abuela". Thanks for all you do!
I'm Mexican-american, and my family is still practicing Dia de Los Muertos traditions. I was raised Catholic, and most of Mexico is, but these old traditions have evolved just like all traditions, which I think for commercial profitability. As you mentioned, Coco, I think in this case that it was a positive reaction because it brought to light visibility to the Mexican culture and traditions to people who wouldn't haven't had any idea, young and old.
That’s really great that you grew up with the tradition. I wish I had. You make an excellent point. All traditions evolve over time and are influenced by commercialization. Great point about Coco as well!
Thank you for being vocal about this issue.👍 Dia de muertos is not only mere senseless folklore or a fashion trend. It is the cultural and spiritual patrimony of the mexicans. The patrimony of our children is not meant to be sold or given away, it is meant to be defended!
It is foreign tourism and foreign immigration that has most most impacted and hurt our culture because these only contribute to the fragmentation and distortion of our culture, to the appropriation of our heritage by foreigners and to the neocolonization of our country.
As long as the government refuses to establish a national program of decolonial education we will not be in a position to maintain or defend effectively our patrimony.
One way to help safeguard our traditions is to reject and stop following the Gregorian calendar imposed by the colonizers and foreign invaders and to follow our own native original calendar so that we can celebrate our traditions and sacred ceremonies free from any colonial concept, impositions and free from any catholic/christian symbols
Is there a mexican calender that I can follow or read up on online? The one the ancients used?
I grew up in Veracruz and we put an altar every year and celebrated the holiday with pan de muerto and hot chocolate. We also had La Cantada in Naolinco (which is a very old tradition) and the Mictlan Festival in Xalapa. I have mixed feelings about the commercialization of the holiday because sometimes the more traditional elements of the holiday are left behind. However, as someone that now lives in the USA, is so much easier to explain what the holiday is about and people are a lot more receptive to it. People used to be weirded out or scared of it and I appreciate people at least being more curious and open to learn about it.
Repent Israelites you so called Mexicans
Judgment and Salvation
65 “I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me.
To a nation that did not call on my name,
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’
2
All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations-
3
a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,
offering sacrifices in gardens
and burning incense on altars of brick;
4
who sit among the graves
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5
who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred for you!’
Such people are smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
6
“See, it stands written before me:
I will not keep silent but will pay back in full;
I will pay it back into their laps-
7
both your sins and the sins of your ancestors,”
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,
I will measure into their laps
the full payment for their former deeds.” Isaiah 65
Beautiful! You grew up in Naolinco? We really want to visit there.
@@EatBailaTravel no, I grew up in Xalapa but it is very common for people to go to Coatepec, Xico or Naolinco on the weekends, so I grew up visiting those towns on a regular basis. BTW, thank you so much for your Xalapa video! Thank you for showing so much love to my hometown. It’s such an underrated city.
@danielamurrietamonroe1251 definitely underrated! It’s a city we’d love to live in.
Hi,
I am from India and my family loves the culture, music , food etc.. of Mexico and it's people.
My parents are from Oaxaca and we always had an altar with flowers, pan, fruit, beer etc. My family would visit each other and exchange mole and pan de muerto. They say that’s how they did it in Mexico too. I’m 31 so not sure how long it’s been like that, but my dad is late 80s and he says it was like that even when he was a kid. I would think that in Mexico they would actually go to the cemetery but haven’t really asked that tbh. My wife is from Michoacán and she says they never had altars, they just take flowers to the cemetery and stay there for a few hours.
That’s great that you were passed down the tradition from your parents. Your example goes to show that the celebration varies across Mexico
Oaxaca keeps and lives its traditions like nobody else, as far as I can tell. Me amo Oaxaca!
Well many of the traditions came from two specific states Oaxaca and Michoacan, and also Yucatán has some specific traditions related with día de muertos, maybe your family wasn’t close to that but already existed before and I studied in 2 different states of Mexico Puebla and Tabasco and in both decorate altars is tradition in those dates, yes government established the parade in recent years as a response for tourists whom asked about it, but is cool
yes this is true, I'm from Jalisco and it was known and practiced by some here as well. At school we decorated altars for dia de muertos but it isn't as big as what I see in michoacan.
I find it really cool how the celebrations vary slightly across the country. Mexico is so diverse and beautiful and each subculture adds their own touches to the celebration
@@EatBailaTraveljust like mardi gras in the US. It's a big deal in the south but not so much on the coast. I'm from San Diego and we had the biggest Mardi Gras celebration, even if it was commercialized and unauthentic, it at least made me aware of the holiday. ¡Igual pero al revés! xo
I was born in Mexico and lived their for the first 8 years of my life until my parents migrated to the states. In my moms side, she is of Lebanese decent so they didn’t really adopted that tradition but they would take flowers on that day to their loved ones at the cemetery. Now in my dad’s side my grandma was indigenous and through her is who I got to experience and lived that tradition. I remember it was also very memorable because I would always helped my grandma decorate the altar and she would tell me memories from her loved ones who had passed. Now my hole time that I lived in the states we never carry out the tradition until lately with all the commercialization of the Holliday it has created a wake up call in my family to not let this tradition go away and instead bring it back into our lives in memory of my beloved grandma.
Aw, how sweet, thanks so much for sharing your story 🙏🏽 you’re lucky to have had moments like that with your grandma.
And we didn’t elaborate in the video but now that you mention it, it’s kind of the same for us. We didn’t grow up with it but you’re right the commercialization has served as a wake up call to reclaim the tradition. Thanks again for your comment 🫶🏻
I grew up in Chicago and visited Mexico, primarily Mexico City every summer when I was a kid. My Mom who born in Mexico City, did not do anything special for Dia De Muertos here in Chicago. I asked her about the day, and she mentioned that her family who lived In Mexico City since at least the 1860’s did not do anything special for Dia Muertos. She indicated it was observed in places like Oaxaca for example. I got the same feedback from family living in Saltillo.Seems like the holiday has gained steam especially in the past 15 years especially with the Frida movie, James Bond Movie and finally Coco. I dressed up for first time in Chicago in 2017 just before Coco came out.
Wow, since the 1860s?? That’s really cool you can trace your family’s customs that far back. Wish I could. Thanks for sharing your perspective! Goes to show the many nuanced ways Mexicans do or don’t celebrate the tradition
Yep, gotta go to these places like Oaxaca to see where the traditions comes from, it seems. True syncretic and traditions there are still alive, people speaking Zapotec and Mixtec languages freely.
Mexico is huge and different states or geographical areas have different traditions or forms of celebrating those traditions. That's what makes traveling in Mexico even more interesting. Commercialization of some traditions is happening, as can be expected but leaving that aside, the root traditions and celebrations are something to appreciate and conserve. I love your videos and would like to see more even if these are of short duration. Stay strong, positive and open minded.
Saludos from Cali.
Yep! Mexico’s diversity is wonderful 💚 thanks so much, Antonio!
That made me so sad to hear that people couldn't honor and spend time with their relatives due to the crushing crowds. I wonder if they could limit non Mexico residents (foreigners) to entering only during certain hours and only with a tour group. I've never gone to Mexico during this holiday but i would like to go. I'd like to do that in a respectful way though.
You guys answered my question. Born and raised in Los Angeles to Jaliscience & Zacatecan parents, we never once (not even to this day) set up an altar or celebrated Dia de los Muertos. I’ve been meaning to ask my mom why. I figured Catholicism had something to do with it. I do recall my mom wanting to be in Jalisco on Nov 1st “para ir al panteón”. Thanks for giving me clarity. And yeah, I would agree that American commercialized has overtaken many of our wonderful Mexican traditions.
Is sad to say that the upper half of Mexico celebrated Halloween in the past wich it's a gringo tradition, I'm glad we found our pre-hipanic tradition that is opposite cause is a tradition of light, not dark like halloween. but is not a hollywood thing, they just reminded us of our pre-hispanic traditions.
Great points! And to add to that, I find it fascinating that Halloween was starting to become so popular, that it took a pop culture occurrence (Hollywood film) to “remind” people or re-popularize a tradition like this
Yea, I get it!... But I;m glad it went the way it did, in the right derecction.
True!
I am from Michoacan and I can add something up. A big part of Michoacan has celebrated "Dia de muertos" just like in "Coco" movie since ever (Purepecha way), but the other part of Michoacan has had a very conservative Catholic way. Even though bringing cempasuchil and mota de ovispo flowers to "The Campo Santo" is similar all over Mich. I am from the none native side of Mich and the celebration is more quite and peaceful, families bring flowers to the tumbas and pray. The coco movie expanded the native way to celebrate "Dia de muertos". The alebrijes and Catrinas area kindda recent creations added up to the festivities.
Thanks for adding this context!
Once again great video, I love the fact that Mexico really knows how to celebrate. I was In Zacatecas for Holly week that lasts two weeks and WOW what a time I had. Enrique Iglesias was the headliner for a week of free music. I"m off to Veracruz and will be there for Xmas and New Years....
I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t one of the top reasons I love living in Mexico.. 🤭 always so much joy and festivities!
Excellent video guys! And thanks for enduring that four hour wait just for us to see the parade. I would have probably bailed long before.
Haha I think we might just watch it on TV next time 😆
This video was very informative. I learned something new today. I always believed the day of the dead parades in Mexico had always happened in November 1st and 2nd. The video was amazing as always you guys rocked it! It looks like you both had an amazing time and i wish I could have experienced the coco event, looks amazing and so much fun. Can’t wait for the next video. Hopefully you guys can make a video about las fiesta de navidad and posadas! Take care!
They may have had smaller scale parades or something before. I’m not sure. But the big one they now invest a lot of money in definitely came from the Hollywood film. Now they don’t even do the parade on Nov 1st or 2nd necessarily. They choose a date that’s more convenient for spectators, namely tourists. The Coco event was amazing! We got screwed over our seats when we arrived due to an admin issue. We were supposed to be front and center 🥲
Definitely will be aiming to make posada video! ☺️ thanks so much for your comment!
Jajaja... James Bond Trend Setting!! You guys rock!!
Crazy to think 007 is a trend setter 😂 saludos
I had my mom do these traditions since for ever but it wasnt to the extent that it is now. She would talk about the memories she had with the people that passed with my uncle and aunt.
She personally would just set up a few flowers, some pan, some beer here and there and photos. But we wouldnt set up skulls and decorations.
Cool, that's really nice. Sounds like her intent was in the heart of the tradition, without the distraction of the commercialization. Where is your mom from?
I appreciate that you pointed out the parts of Dia de Muertos that have been recently added, I would not have known otherwise. I really like the ofrenda and all it represents. You guys looked really good and even though you didn't have your correct seats, still had a great day! The live music accompanying the movie was fantastic!
You always manage to entertain and educate ❤
Thanks for the compliment, Chris! 😊
Thank you for the explanatory part. Brings added value.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching 😊
This is super interesting to hear. I (Stephen) always felt like I never heard about Dia de Muertos much, even living in L.A. for decades. But especially not like in more recent years. I just always chalked it up to my own ignorance, so ithat's why t's really interesting to hear this from you guys. I always learn something from y'all! Personally, I think it's a really cool tradition.
it's not just you, it's the recent commercialization and growth in popularity that's created more awareness in recent years. This comes with pros and cons, but more good than bad I think. Sorry for the late reply. Catching up today lol
My favorite part was when Kyle and Isela were on screen! 😂 That was such a fun night! Even if we did get screwed out of front and center seats! Still an amazing show from any angle!
Haha, we had such a great time with you guys! Despite the getting screwed out of our seats part, it was so much fun!
Very interesting. You 2 are excellent. Thanks for sharing your Mexican heritage.
We’re happy to share our journey as we explore our beautiful Mexico 🇲🇽 and we appreciate you joining along 🫶🏻😊
I went to this year for the first time. Honestly I went to the celebration and knew about first because the James Bond movie and then when my niece found out I saw Coco and she as an 11 year old was excited and wanted to go with me lol. ( She learned Spanish watching it 100 times ) I thought the parade was awesome and fun. I did feel at some times I was encroaching on something special and sacred to some and tried to be respectful. I was very happy and surprised to see the Afto Mexicans in the parade and on the streets. I would visit again to Mexico City on a non parade weekend because I could tell the city had more to offer. Much different than Cancun for sure - I could never go back there after the DF
Definitely! Mexico City is so culturally rich, you can come any day of the year and have brand new experiences. So glad you got to experience this time of year in Mexico.
Excellent insights and viewpoints.
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching ☺️
Love this❤
Keep it up u 2.😊
Thanks, Connie! Saludos 😊
Excellent work guys!
Thanks! Appreciate it. Have a great evening ☺️
They did a horrible job what are you talking about.. coco wasn’t an accurate reputation? Yes it was. They think The whole Mexico is like there little rancho there family grew up with. Lol 😂
Excellent video!
Glad you liked it!
I think that Coco has had a positive effect on Mexico. It has created a reason to travel for tourists in an off season. That brings so much money to communities that would otherwise be in a time of reduced tourist income. I live in a small town in Yucatan called Chelem. Our cemetery is revered by locals and simply beautiful. The culture remains in the lesser tourist areas. I agree, there needs to be regulation for the larger cities where the tourists are taking away from the local families time with their ancestors.
Our family celebrated our loves ones similar to your family. Raised in a small town in Puebla.
Thanks for sharing! I’m really enjoying reading all the ways and nuances in how Mexicans and Mexican-US Americans celebrate (or don’t)
Its important to recognize that Diabew Muertos is regional. Neither of my parents celebrated it growing up in MX and we never celebrated it here.
Movies like Coco have popularized it and made it trendy. Every October there are numerous Dia de Muertos street festivals throughout SoCal. Thats where I've learned the most about this tradition.
Yep! It’s regional in how it’s celebrated and whether it’s celebrated at all.
New York city has had Halloween parades ... Halloween is el Dias de las meurtoes... Daniel Craig lived/lives in New York ... he's seen the parade... I bet he had input into the James Bond film...
Halloween is not Dia de los Muertos.
I agree with you and could not say it better
Thanks for watching!
My parents are from the the states of Jalisco and Zacatecas. Prior to the movie Coco, I was oblivious to this tradition.
Have you ever asked your parents what their families used to do for the tradition, if anything?
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it🫶🏻
4:06 I did NOT know this! What?! I was under the impression this was how it was from the beginning of time! Granted, I'm here in the US, sitting in my room watching all these videos about this dia from afar. But, still!
The way Mexico celebrate dia de los Muertos now crack me up. My family, the Pedroza invented the calavera (look up Trinidad Pedroza). The calaveras were used to mock all the Mexicans who in the turn of the century were adopting French customs. In other words it was criticism for letting foreign ways get into the culture. My great uncle brought in Guadalupe Posada as an apprentice who invented the Caterina. The Catarina was taken up by Diego Rivera and Frieda Kahlo who were very tied to the entertainment industry. Anyhow, fast forward to today my family is looking at all these Mexicans celebrating the calaveras because Hollywood told them it was their culture, but we are just amused by seeing history repeat itself . Overall it does not matter too much. Mexicans have never taken themselves too seriously and I see that as a good thing. Overall this Dia de los Muertos thing has envoked national pride and I think that is a net positive. Kind of sort of related to this is those guys giving Aztec blessings in the zocalo. If you talk to one of those guys they will tell you they have been there for 30 years, but I grew up in Mexico City and I can tell you they didn't start showing up until like 2005, which now is a long time but not as long as they would have you believe.
Seems the Mexican way is syncretism.
@@NickHchaos yes, it has been that way all the way from the begining.
@@pedrozatravel That's what I love about it.
Doesn't matter why they did it. All has been positive. The growth in my country has been incredible. And let's not forget, you guys are also tourists in my country. Leave the "what we think" to us.
Saludos! 😉
Al ser mexicanos y vivir en México hablamos de lo que vemos y sentimos ya que este es nuestro país, aunque te duela. 😉 saludos
En mi casa no somos catolicos... y por lo tanto no celebramos Dia de los Muertos. Pero recuerdo que en las escuelas y en las calles la forma en que se celebraba... las ofrendas, calacas de azucar, etc. siempre las vi. Lo del desfile.... eso si es algo nuevo...
I agree with you. Growing up in Mexico City and being Mexican American, I don’t recognize any of the new Día de Muertos traditions. My impresión is that Mexican American traditions are being assimilated by Mexicans in Mexico and not the other way.
It must feel so odd for you to see these changes. What do you think of them though? Good or bad? Neither?
a MUCH earlier video (not even sure it was y'all) explicitly said Dia de Muertos is *not* halloween - that it's something else entirely. idk, this looks like halloween but, on steroids!
We have talked about this in last year’s videos but I’m sure there others have also touched on that common misconception. Halloween is so so popular in Mexico now that the two holidays start to blend and overlap
There is no greater mystery here, everything except the parade is traditional, the latter is commercial and we don't care what it is, it happens anyway
Traditions have been known to evolve over time. We find it interesting to reflect on why and how. Christmas didn’t always have Santa Claus.
Judgment and Salvation
65 “I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me.
To a nation that did not call on my name,
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’
2
All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations-
3
a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,
offering sacrifices in gardens
and burning incense on altars of brick;
4
who sit among the graves
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5
who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred for you!’
Such people are smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
6
“See, it stands written before me:
I will not keep silent but will pay back in full;
I will pay it back into their laps-
7
both your sins and the sins of your ancestors,”
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,
I will measure into their laps
the full payment for their former deeds.” Isaiah 65
Why the Bible excerpt?
Any excuse for a Party!!! People love a Celebration or Fiesta!
Yep! Especially Mexicans!
One of the reasons why it's important to know Spanish is to gain a deeper understanding of the culture and the true meaning of celebrations like Dia de Muertos and just see them as colorful pageantry. -Marc
100%!
Tengo mucha familia en estados unidos y te puedo decir que los mexicanos de aya no celebran las tradiciones como en mexico tal vez por eso se les hace raro las calaveras los altares todo se a hecho igual desde muchisimos años desde que estas en la escuela aqui en mexico te enseñan todo sobre la tradicion es muy comun que todas las escuelas pongan altares catrinas y las famosas claveritas poeticas, esto tiene muchisimos años no soy muy fan de la pelicula de coco pero todo lo hizo con referencias de oaxaca cada estado lo celebra diferente pero el altar en la mayor parte de mexico es igual coco se equivoco en los alebrijes esos no tienen nada que ver con dia de muertos pero que bueno que esten conocinedo sus raices.
Love your videos Guys!!
Thanks, Gerardo! 😊 saludos
You should have titled this video "2 Chicanos who have no cultural ties to Dia de Muertos complaining about the commercialization of this event as the walk to a DDM Concert sponsored by Disney after having their faces painted like calaveras" but maybe that title was too long?
Yep, too long!
1 FUI buscado de los que no preguntaban por mí; fuí hallado de los que no me buscaban. Dije á gente que no invocaba mi nombre: Heme aquí, heme aquí. 2 Extendí mis manos todo el día á pueblo rebelde, el cual anda por camino no bueno, en pos de sus pensamientos; 3 Pueblo que en mi cara me provoca de continuo á ira, sacrificando en huertos, y ofreciendo perfume sobre ladrillos; 4 Que se quedan en los sepulcros, y en los desiertos tienen la noche; que comen carne de puerco, y en sus ollas hay caldo de cosas inmundas; 5 Que dicen: Estáte en tu lugar, no te llegues á mí, que soy más santo que tú: éstos son humo en mi furor, fuego que arde todo el día. 6 He aquí que escrito está delante de mí; no callaré, antes retornaré, y daré el pago en su seno, 7 Por vuestras iniquidades, y las iniquidades de vuestros padres juntamente, dice Yahawah, los cuales hicieron perfume sobre los montes, y sobre los collados me afrentaron: por tanto yo les mediré su obra antigua en su seno.
Isaias 65
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La película Coco se me hizo racista hacia los Mexicanos por el rasgo de sus caricaturas de esta película sobre todo de la abuelita esa es la imagen que tienen los gringos sobre nosotros porque no pusieron a un Alberto del Río o aún Fernando soler o aun Pancho Villa o ala bellísima Lupe Vélez actriz mexicana que triunfó en Hollywood en los años 30, y 40 o la época de oro del cine Mexicano y su cine de rumberas única de Mexico y una filmografía única y curiosa que le dio fama a Mexico a nivel mundial en esos tiempos en los años 30,40, y 50 ,porque la película coco se basó en los rasgos indígenas del mexicano y no es que nos avergonzemos si no al contrario es un orgullo pero esa es la imagen que el gringo quiere dar de Mexico al mundo y están muy mal
Tourism and therefore money is why they did it:)
Yup, very true. Happy Sunday!
In San Francisco, CA, I was so disappointed because I went to Mission Dolores for the feast of our Lady of Guadalupe. It was full of English speakers who went to hear the music. Few Mexicanos. I was looked at when I tried to sing along for Mass. It was like they went to be spectators and not worshippers. Frustrating!!
☹️ that’s unfortunate
Why they did it...$$$ tourism! 😊
And it looks like it’s really paying off!
Late stage capatalism 😫
Mhm 😏
😂😂😂 To believe that in Mexico there were no processions that today they call parades, is to ignore what as Mexicans we are proud of, the indigenous roots of the Day of the Dead, that film did not invent anything.
Umm we didn’t say Mexico never had parades before lol I think you misunderstood. We were discussing the Día de Muertos huge parade at the scale it is being held now in Mexico City since 2016 when they didn’t do that before the film. The film didn’t “invent” anything, but it sure as heck was a SIGNIFICANT influence in the commercialization of the celebration. That’s the point. In case you missed it.
What are you talking about coco wasn’t a big hit? It literally the biggest box office weekend in Mexico. Bro do you guys know what you talking about?
We weren’t referring to the Box office numbers. We were referring more so to the cultural impact of the film. It just took a little longer for it to become culturally significant for people. Apologies for not elaborating more on that point. I should have given examples of Mexicans I’ve talked to who’ve expressed not really feeling identified by the Coco film.
Money
Money is often the answer, unfortunately!
The French parade because they represent the Suavos who came to conquer Mexico in 1860 and killed many in the battle of Puebla
🤔 hm im familiar with the French invasion but I was surprised to see them represented in the parade
@@EatBailaTravel They represent all the mercenaries killed in Mexico and I think they did not die very well, their death was brutal
😯
You should have done a bit more research for this video!
Are you referring to something in particular?
nikes, coca cola, catholicism same thing different coercion
Sadly yes..
In regards to the movie Coco in the long run it is more negative than "positive". Theres nothing positive about foreigners profiting off our culture. Very few people speak about or even took notice of the racism behind the movie.
Nobody should forget, overlook or ignore the racist history behind disney; especially not Mexicans. Disney tried to appropriate the day of the dead. It was only after the protests and outrage of the Mexicans that they decided to include Mexican storytellers, songwriters, musicians and voice actors that this movie became what it is.
Due to the racist colonial history of the euro-americans they should not have the permission or privilege of touching anything that has to do with other peoples history, identity or culture just to somehow profit off the cultural patrimony of the very cultures they tried to destroy and which they still systematically dehumanize through their media and institutions
How many of the millions they made exploiting the mexican culture went to help the most poor and downtrodden in mexico? The most offensive thing is that after they tried to appropriate the day of the dead they then had the nerve and effrontery of marketing it as a "love letter to mexico" when the real agenda is racism, profit and exploitation
Disney👎
Coming February 2024, Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham who was there in 1981 will be coming to Mexico City speaking on one who conquered death, His death,burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ . Revival is coming to Mexico City.
King James Bible
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Sorry for responding late but are you in CDMX now? How’s it going for you?
You Mexican Americans are closed minded seriously bro wow. Just because you didn’t experience it or your individual family don’t celebrate or they celebration is different or even recognized it. You know your that there’s 140 plus million Mexican right every region, state, ranchos, town, heck even colonias have different holiday celebrations in Mexico. Not every Mexican grew up like you. Every state in Mexico have there own traditions. Every Mexican family have there own tradition they grew up with. There’s some Mexicans tradition have been lost not because colonization but economic issues, or there next generation are not interested no more, individual participation of the traditions. It takes time and money to do these type things (traditional celebrations) and dedication. There’s a lot Mexicans that celebrate Christmas but there also a lot of Mexican don’t because there economic situations. So they don’t celebrate because they can’t afford so they sometimes to lie to there family because they can’t buy presents or decorations. Or even simply they have different beliefs.
#1 Don’t generalize us. We share based on our own experience.
#2 that’s all
Por favor no vuelvas a subir un video estando en Mexico y hablando en inglés aquí se habla español que mal se vieron
En México se habla de todo. En España que es España ahí hablan Vasco, Gallego, Catalan y español. No seas orgulloso de un lenguaje que ni en su propio país exigen que la gente hable.
please stop moving to Mexico....
Are you talking to us, specifically? Because according to the Mexican constitution, we are Mexican by birth and have dual citizenship. We have just as much a right to live here as much as any other Mexican.
You guys should go to puerto Vallarta next year the have the worlds largest Catrina
We saw that, looks cool! Saludos
@@EatBailaTravel very saludos 👋
People are too negative, we are dynamic people.I dont see nothing wrong with just continue develop. Too many people are negative with tourists, it is what it is I have a feeling people want to feel owners of everything and are hard to embrace change which there is nothing wrong with it. There is no static place on earth everything developes and I dont like your negativity on all. Is like you feel everything must always be the same but you yourselves say you're not even from the south of Mexico let people be happy and develop same thing happens all over the world change cannot be stopped even if you romanticize whatever idea you have things must be like. Funny because i would think you might be some of the people that must appreciate change the most giving your circumstances
We came across as negative? Rarely is anything simply positive or negative. We raise some questions so as to reflect, but that doesn’t mean it’s the final answer. Same with this. Our approach was aimed to generate thought and reflections and we appreciate you sharing yours.
@EatBailaTravel thank you for answering my comment. Maybe I misunderstood the flow of the video as it appeared to me you even had a good time at the end. Yes to me it seemed it was negative but maybe I'm wrong. I like your content guys is just I know so many people personally that complain too much on everything that is different or always keep bringing how things used to be better and maybe I equated some of that vibe into the initial portion of the video but now that you clarify it I understandyour point that it was just showing what you saw. I hope the best for you guys, and I really like your content overall! I'll subscribe but possibly delete this comment wince it might not bring anything to you and my intention was not to be negative towards your work that I like and respect. Thank you for reading my comment and I'll subscribe to see more of your content!
No, don’t delete it! I meant it when I said I appreciate your perspective, truly. It helps us understand how we come across to our audience and that’s important to us. We’ve been doing this enough time to know that sometimes, despite our best intentions, viewers are interpreting us in different ways, people are often triggered by sensitive topics or questions and it reveals a lot about what’s weighing on their minds. And it’s totally valid. And to be more transparent, you probably got the vibe about negativity from the thumbnail which says “ruined??” And even though our video content itself isn’t particularly negative or even suggests that the holiday is ruined, we decided at the last minute to include that on the thumbnail because, to be very honest, negativity generates clicks a lot more than positivity does. It’s an unfortunate but true human behavior in the RUclips world. We’ve made videos in the past that we think are great but don’t get many views and it all comes down to things like that, unfortunately!
It's funny, how you Chicanos think that you are somehow the keepers of Mexican culture and get you know shit about it.
Día de muertos was celebrated mainly in mesoamerica and south of Mexico, that's why in North of Mexico is celebrated differently (Zacatecas is in the North).
Ok, the skulls thing, let me explain it to you if you think this is something new, or is something something related to capitalism, etc. Día de muertos in Michoacán Is magical because it was celebrated in a unique way by people of that state. The P'urhépecha people, would keep the bones of their deceased and put them in a special place, when día de muertos came the would take out the bones of all their family members and place them in an altar, that tradition transformed into something else and now the bones in the altar were replaced with pictures, that's why is a tradition to put skulls in the altar. But, there is something funny, a lot of people in Michoacán still practice the old tradition of keeping the bones and skulls of loved ones and, but I won't say what specific places do that in Michoacán, because that is something that is very private for them.
So, you guys don't know anything because your parents do not pass this traditions to you because they thought they were not important, the same way many ignorant Mexicans believe that is not important to for their kids to learn Spanish if they live in the U.S.
I have B.A. and M.A. in Literature and Culture from Spain and Latin America, I went to UC IRVINE and CSULB, I used to be a teacher and I even taught four semesters at CSULB, I was also a History instructor for 3 years and a Spanish teacher for 10 years.
Keepers? Lol. No. We don’t claim to be cultural ambassadors or “keepers” of anything. Please don’t twist the circumstances. We are simply sharing our experiences. As a teacher, I would think you would appreciate some of the reflection we share. We raise questions. We don’t claim to have the answers. We ask others for their input. Thank you for sharing yours.