when you realize Mexico is all about pride and patriotism you know coming
together as people to celebrate an occasion like this
hola amigos and welcome back to Mexico today we are once again in Cuernavaca
pronounced almost correctly this time I wanna try and avoid saying it in this
video right and today is October 31st which for most people is Halloween it's
also the day that the UK was meant to leave the European Union again
#Brexit that hasn't happen but today the could go Mexico it's Dia de Muertos
week and I'm up by Calvario area slightly further north in this city note
I'm not saying the name and it started to rain now this time of the day lately
three o'clock in the afternoon pouring of rain horrendous so you no
doubt will see me get wet in this video but we're starting off this video with
food yum! now because this is Mexico you'll know that most restaurants are
always like in pitch black no lighting so had to come outside to eat this I
have tacos Acorazados which is a type of taco which is like a local dish
in Cuernavaca it's from what I understand and what
I've read it's a thicker type of tortilla it's not like a like a regular
tortilla that you would see in most places it's not really thicker though
and it's almost like a gordita you know it's got two halves and inside you have
red rice I absolutely love red rice in Mexico and you can have either chicken
chile relleno or bistec i believe so you can choose the different types of meat
and it's like you know a big bit of being like that like pechuga or
something let's tuck in quite the place I bought these was El Calvario
just behind me as it's dark in there this is huge I don't know how I'm gonna
eat it
that's the best you know what red rice when I think of Mexican food I don't
automatically think of rice and you probably notice that cuz I haven't
featured rice in videos before except the mole poblano cooking crass video
way back in Mexico City because when I think of rice I think of Asian food but
red rice is a dream
man so there's chicken red rice and tortilla haven't got any salsa there
because I'm not in the restaurant I don't have any salsa yeah this is
beautiful, and I stupidly got two they are 30 pesos each these were quite expensive but
considering the size and the amount of filling that you get stunning
but the real reason I'm here apart from being a gordo Mexicano
as always I'm so fat right now is because there is a Desfile behind me and
the locals are just preparing for it it starts at 4 o'clock, Desfile dia de Muertos,
Day of the Dead parade and you can see people you know dressed up
and with face paints and cempasuchils on the head marigolds orange
flower of Dia Dia Muertos went off it's very exciting to be somewhere that isn't you
know like a big city or something cuz in Mexico City last year for Desfile dia de Muertos
and I felt it was a bit commercial and a bit tacky you know so I
think at least I'm hoping but this will be a bit more authentic hopefully this
is! Dia de Muertos Desfile preparation see there the guy putting on
his stilts that's cool, it pays to get here early that's for sure and it's
starting to liven up a bit keep a sign to arrive we've got music in the
background saxophones clarinets I used to play the clarinet by the way trumpets
you name it maybe I should join in
one cool thing just for a moment about coming to a place like this for Dia
de Muertos is that you can get involved you can get on the streets with the parade, you can't
do that in Mexico City, bonkers! I'm having a great time!
(Parade shots & Music)
so I had to take a bit of a break from being involved in the parades it's not
just following the parade I might add, Viva Mexico! Mexico kicks ass, I must say, so it comes all the way down here
to the Zocalo as you can see behind me and then
he goes off to the Jardin Borda where I was and in the last video the garden I
think everyone's got a bit knackered now I'm gonna take a bit of break I'm not
surprised because it's exhausting I'm really hot
oh here we go yes everyone's walking around with a pan de muerto you know the
bread of the Dead everyone's in facepaint
stunning, what an occasion! I feel like I'm Mexican again I've got to say a special thanks
to the sponsors of this video Uva Boing, not really but seriously
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(More parade shots)
and silence, the desfile is over and oh my god what an amazing couple of hours how do I feel
I feel quite overwhelmed again you know it reminds of El grito last year Mexico
City when I had that first moment when you realize Mexico is all about pride
and patriotism and you know coming together as people to celebrate an
occasion like this and a lot of people you know have said
to me about going to Oaxaca or Morelia for Dia de Muertos I would absolutely
recommend coming to somewhere which isn't necessarily on the tourist route
as a foreigner because you get to get involved in an event like this it's just
spectacular and I'm overwhelmed and gonna edit this video now but don't
panic because there is more coming from Dia de Muertos over the next couple of
video so don't forget to Like comment and subscribe as well if you want to see
those all right so gracias Cuernavaca,
I'll get it right one day and I'll see you next time hasta luego!
you