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Island of Janitzio, Michoacán
Located on Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán state, this island has a
traditional take on Day of the Dead celebrations. Festivities begin
around 31 October
when locals take canoes out onto the lake to shoot ducks, before
preparing them as offerings to dead spirits. Spend the rest of the
day taste-testing your way through food stalls lining the island’s
streets – try poblano peppers stuffed with cheese and the pan de
muerto, a sweet bread. The next day is the Kejtzitakua Zapicheri
(meaning the “vigil of the little angels”) when locals visit the
graves of lost loved ones. Come evening, the indigenous Purépecha
people perform elaborate rituals and traditional dances around the
graves.