The highlight of this tour will certainly be the Local Day of the Dead Celebration. The annual Fesival Dia de los Muertos will be held on Nov 1 & 2. As soon as we arrive to town there will plenty of activity and ceremonies to participate in. There will be a stage set up in the plaza, with music and traditional folk dancing starting at 7PM both nights. The ceremonial lighting of candles on the altars will be at 11PM Nov 1. Altars will be set up throughout and around the plaza and the cemetery will be aglow with flowers and candles. There will be a midnight candlelight procession from the plaza to the cemetery 11:30 PM on Nov 2nd, it is sure to be a beautiful celebration!
Other activities will include:
Daily Healing Yoga, Ritual & Flower Ceremonies, Spiritual Bathing & Limpias, Daily Herbal Plant Walks & Talks, Daily interaction with the local, places, people & plants, Mandalas & Local Crafts, Healing with Yemaya (Ocean Ceremony), Calling in and Celebrating the Ancestors, Ancestral Plant Spirit Healing Journey, Flower Essences & Aromatic Medicine Making and Despacho Closing Ceremony
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“I traveled to Sayulita, Mexico with Twin Star as a honeymoon after an amazing wedding to my best friend Trevor. We had “front row seats” to unforgettable Dia de Muertos festivities in Sayulita, a lovely little town just north of Puerto Vallarta. On Dias de los Muertos, families construct altars to honor their loved ones who have passed on. The altars are often covered with some of the deceased’s favorite things, maybe pictures of motorcycles, or flower blossoms, or even bottles of tequila! In the US this holiday might be interpreted as a little spooky or morbid, in Sayulita it was a celebration of life. So much color and music and great food! Lupo and hosts Jenn and Jason were fantastic guides to this great little town. Jason recognized that my husband and I were very interested in learning more about the local food scene, and subsequently invited us to come with him to the local fish market and cheese shop. Lupo shared an amazing visit to a Huichol artisan’s studio, where we were able to see his intricate bead and thread work, and could ask questions about the indigenous culture. Our entire group was able to meet some endangered baby sea turtles before they were released back into the sea…super cute! My favorite part of the trip was the ancestral healing journey Lupo led us through. I was able to tangibly connect with my grandmother who I haven’t seen since her death in 1986. It was wonderful to feel her love all around me again. Muchas gracias Twin Star for such a fabulous trip! It won’t be our last trip with you.”
— Sarah