The exalcaldesa from Cuauhtémoc, Sandra Cuevasonce again finds itself in the eye of the hurricaneafter a video where he talks about the importance of Day of the Dead con ornaments of Halloween.
This Tuesday, October 8, Cuevas Nieves published a video through his
However, before this act, Sandra was severely criticized, because instead of decorating her home with Mexican decorations, she did it for Halloween.
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In the 1:43 minute clip, I was accompanied by the description: “Let’s live to the fullest, we don’t know when death will surprise us!” Decorating for the Day of the Dead, my house, her house, here in Santa María la Ribera in the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office,” the politician appeared wearing white and orange checked pajamas, with figures of pumpkins, bats and cobwebs.
Afterwards, he invited everyone to celebrate the important tradition: “How are you? Hey, Day of the Dead is coming and I don’t see enthusiasm or joy. Enjoy life, enjoy every day to the fullest because we don’t know when death will surprise us, so enjoy it to the fullest, and most importantly, enjoy with your family and your loved ones.”
Despite these words, the former mayor decorated her house not with Day of the Dead decorations, such as sugar skulls, papel picado, candles or purple flowers, but with Halloween, a North American holiday that, although celebrated on nearby dates, has no nothing to do with the popular Mexican tradition.
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So in the clip you can see ceramic pumpkins, an orange Mickey, witches, gummies in the shape of eyes and fangs, and Advent-type wreaths.
While on social networks they did not overlook the opportunity to attack Cuevas for illustrating a Mexican holiday with those of a celebration that occurs at the end of October and beginning of November, but which have very different origins, meanings and traditions.
Reactions
“Hey, sir, he talks about the Day of the Dead, but he handles everything like Halloween.”
“Excuse me, but that decoration is not to Honor the Day of the Dead…it is Halloween; “It has nothing to do with such a beautiful pre-Hispanic tradition.”
“Today why don’t you bring the grapefruits from outside, mother? There he failed. Happy Halloween”
Let’s live to the fullest, we don’t know when death will surprise us! Decorating for #DayOfTheDeadmy house, your house, here in Santa María la Ribera in the mayor’s office #Cuauhtémoc. 🎃 #SandraCuevasMR pic.twitter.com/GKUiz7R4jS
— Sandra Cuevas (@SandraCuevas_) October 8, 2024
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