A Mexican photojournalist documents a tradition that takes place in Coatepec, Veracruz during the Day of the Dead celebrations in México, in honor to the Santa Muerte.
has documented a different tradition that takes place in Coatepec, Veracruz during the Day of the Dead celebrations in México. This is a glimpse of last year's festival dedicated to the Santa Muerte.
Coatepec, Veracruz, is famous for being a coffee-growing town in the Sierra Veracruzana. Tourism has grown substantially in recent years due to its cultural attractions and open spaces. Majority Catholic, the town has a deep reverence for the Saint, San Jerónimo, to whom the construction of the main parish is dedicated, in a 17th-century building where believers carry out processions every year.
However, for a few years, another movement has taken root in populations outside the mainstream that directly infringes on the widely accepted Catholic beliefs: The cult of Santa Muerte.Every November, believers gather in the Cárdenas neighborhood of Coatepec to thank Santa Muerte for granted wishes, miracles and even acts of evil toward their enemies.
This belief has been growing as the procession that takes place every year in the town of Coatepec grows before the incredulous eyes of the families who watch thousands of people carrying skeletons in their hands or children riding in carts singing corridos to the saint. The powerful Saint can even force one's enemies to move away or disappear. Caution is advised because it can be dangerous to deal with Santa Muerte without the proper respect.Don Alberto, 61, is a believer in Santa Muerte thanks to the fact that his faith cured him of cancer in the aortic vein. The doctors had given him up, but his belief healed him.Don Alberto, 61, is a believer in Santa Muerte thanks to the fact that his faith cured him of cancer in the aortic vein.
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