Out & About: 💀 Alfeñique 2023

I don't really post about many local events and stuff but this one is one of the few I really enjoy. The Alfeñique Fair (Feria de Alfeñique) is a traditional fair held every year In the city center. It usually starts at the beginning of October and ends after the day of the dead. (November 19th this year)

In this fair you can find a big variety of seasonal candy, alfeñique candy figures and other day of the dead arts and crafts. 

This fair is big tho, many people from different places come to see it. It's alwasy suuuuuper crowded. But I get it, everything is so colorful and fun. 

I remember going to this fair when I was a little girl. Grandpa used to take me and my sister every year to buy some candy, then my dad and now, I like to go with my friends at least once.

This year we found they had different types of cultural activities, especially for kids. 

I'm gonna share some of the pics we took this year (I'm including the ones my friends took too) for you to see the things you can find there.

You can find a big variety of candy here. From the traditional chocolate skulls, wafers and dulce de leche.

Sugar skulls are also very common.

We saw many skulls and skeletons dressed as different things. I'm not a big fan but, some of them are cool and very popular.

I always wondered why thet sell sheep...

There are many non-edible figures people like to buy for their altars or just to have as decoration.

I loved these animal cookies, they were really cute.

We also found marigold candles this year. Some of them smelled really nice.

I love it when they have animal stuff

Sometimes you can also fins a couple of Halloween related stuff. This year they had a lot of Nightmare before Christmas goodies.

Those are just a couple of things you can find there. I feel like I didn't even show half of what they have. We spent hours walking around and deciding what to get. I like it because you can always find tourists and children and adults wearing costumes. It's a very friendly environment.

You can also find many photo spots with mexican Catrines and Catrinas.

There's a smaller Alfeñique fair closer to my house. It's not as crowded and a little cheaper because it's not as popular. But, I defo think going to the original one is the best option to have the whole experience, hehe.

I'm gonna finish this post with this super cute pink sugar cat skull my friend gave me. You know, I love my kitties.

And well, I hope you guys enjoyed this post with a big photo spam. Let me know if you'd like me to share mos posts like this one.
Here are other old Alfeñique related posts: 

💀 Out & About: Alfeñique Museum

💀 Day of the Dead

Día de Muertos means, Pan de Muerto!

I think this is going to be a very random food post...

 I rarely blog about local things, most people know I fail when it comes to loving those things but, I can honestly say that a local tradition I enjoy is the Day of the Dead (día de muertos) and, I can’t go a year without eating pan de muerto (bread of the dead(?)). The sooner I start, the better.

Pan the muerto is traditional sweetened bread usually made in late October/November for Dia de Muertos. It might not be a big as Halloween for me but I still enjoy the season. It has the shape of a bun and it's decorated with what simulates to be the bones of the dead. This may change depending on the state, I think.

Of course, you can find different types of it and even different flavors now! I've tried many so far, some good, some great but last year I discovered that one of my student’s family had a bakery and they make delicious ones! I had to get more this year. They have traditional flavors like butter and orange bread; and a very unusual one for me: guava. Which has to be my favorite so far.

And well, you know how people try to create new things using some traditional or seasonal flavors, right? This year pan de muerto (along with other 2 other flavors) were transformed into cereal. I'm not sure how most people feel about it but, me being me, had to try it.

It said it contained vanilla, butter and orange blossom. To me it tasted like honey with a slight hint of the orange blossom in the milk. Then again, I'm not the best when it comes to describing food. I just love to eat it.

I had high expectations for this particular one (still kinda want to try the others) and they were not completely fulfilled but, it wasn't bad either. 

Anyway, that's my random chit chat about Pan de Muerto. Hope you enjoyed it, haha.

Out & About | Mexicráneos: Skull expo in Reforma |

As a part of the celebration of The Day of the Dead, there was a big skulls expo in Reforma. And I say was because apparently Nov. 10th was the last day.

This event had over 53 decorated skulls, designed by different artists. Each skull represented some mexican traditions including food and nature among others.

I got the chance to go back in October with two of my best friends and even tho we walked a lot it was a very fun experience. Reforma itself is a nice place to walk in, there's a lot to see! And since the day of the dead was around the corner, there were so many people from different countries visiting, as well as many people selling handmade crafts.

Here are some of the Skulls we saw and liked. We couldn't see all of them because we didn't have much time and we wanted to do a little shopping too, but we really enjoyed out time there.

This was one of my favorites

If you think "Colossal Titan" I don't blame you, we did the same thing

There is also a vlog of our time there. Click here if you want to watch!

Pics by my friends Diana and Dee Dee eonni.