Out & About: Alfeñique Museum

Hello guys!
Here's a small post about last Saturday, where my girls and I decided to have a very Day of the Dead day and finish it all with Halloween drinks at a local cafe which has become our favorite at the moment. Starbucks who? hehe Just kidding.

First of all, I want to clear something. I am aware that Day of the dead and Halloween are two separate holidays and are celebrated differently in different countries. But, I still like both (Halloween a little more) and here where I live, we have some pretty cool things this season, all day of the dead related. So, since I like both, I kinda mix the activities in one month (October) and finish it on the first days of November.
Ok! Now that's clear, let's move on!

We met early to visit the Alfeñique Museum, which is a small museum but very traditional, interactive and you learn a lot about the history behind the Alfeñique fair and its sweets. (Alfeñique is the art of making figures with sugar)
I really enjoyed it, got the chance to play dress up as a Catrina and even got my picture taken by this girl who was taking professional pics at the museum.

I think it's a good place to learn more about this tradition in a fun way, and get involved! They have this little how-to-make-a-sugar school class there too. We just didn't got the change to do it because, we had to wait a lot and we had other plans.

Anyways, here are some pics I took at the museum.

 

I'm not really familiar with this tradition, because my family never really celebrated it, but I always feel curious about learning more from it and seeing all the art they make not only through candies but also with sculptures and whatnot.

And, we also made a stop by the Alfeñique fair, I didn't took any photos there because it was crazy! A lot of people there! But I'll deffo go again and hopefully make a post about that.

At the end of the day we were SO tired and hot, we decided to have some cool spooky drinks at Macadamia Gourmet. They have a Halloween menu! And yeah, I waited the whole week to go and try some of their stuff. Of course I'll go back to try more!

And here's my latest vlog with part of our little adventure that day in case you guys feel like checking it out!

Day of the Dead

BEWARE OF PHOTO SPAM!

Even though my family never celebrated this holiday, I could say it is one of the few things I do like about the place where I live. 

I do know there's a difference between my beloved Halloween and tha day of the dead but since it comes right after halloween, I kinda like to put them together and celebrate it as one long holiday (does it make any sense?) 

My friends and I had a little tour downtown to enjoy some of the Day of the Dead decorations, small fairs and the anual Alfeñiques fair. (I just found out Alfeñique is the art of creating figures from sugar~ Always learning something new! hehe)

I remember visiting this fair since I was a little girl wih my grandpa, and getting some traditional candies there. I was meaning to take some photos there but it was crazy crowded! It was almost impossible to walk around the place.

This fair is pretty famous here and people from many places comes to visit it, somehow I think is really pretty and colorful. What I mostly buy are chocolate skulls but there are TONS of sweets and other goodies, all related to death in a cute o funny way. 

Thankies daddy for my chocolate skulls!

Can you tell the first one had a bad surgery after being crushed inside my friend's purse? LOL

They also had street plays, altar expositions and a small bazaar with some death related arts and crafts. 

We never put altars at home, but I always have lots of fun helping with the one we put at school. Sadly this year I could be part of the making due to my dental surgery but I did helped with the cute and flirty skull at the right of the altar. My fellow teachers did an amazing job! Congrats sweets!

How do you guys celebrate the Day of the Dead?