Dead in Michoac an

Legend
According to legend, Mintzita was the daughter of King Tzintzicha and Itzihuapa was the son of Tar and Crown Prince of Janitzio. His great love was frustrated by the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, who took Mintzita prisoner's father. Itzihuapa attempted to extract the treasure found in the bottom of the lake freedom to trade for the King Tzintzicha, but was submerged and trapped souls of twenty rowers guarding the treasure in the depths, becoming the twentyfirst guard. In the dead of night, all treasure keepers wake and up the slope of the island. The Princes Mintzita and Itzihuapa go to the cemetery to receive the offerings of the living.

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At the ceremony of the offering to the dead in the cemetery of the island of Janitzio in Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico, the tradition of the "Day of the Dead" is preserved in full force. At 6 in the evening of November 1 of each year, begins to hear a touch of dead and half minute intervals the bell continues bending until dawn.

To light the way each group lights candles, the island becomes a fantastic, as thousands of lights, shadows masses and slow walkers and endless tolling of the bells.

The Altar of Dead

In pre-Columbian times, altar of dead was known by the name TZOMPAMTLI celebrated this day the goddess Coatlicue (the mother of the gods), the goddess that everything does and undoes. Placing a pyramid-shaped altar which was covered with paper dyed different colors, in the first part of this, they placed a picture of her and on the second level, food, flowers, and candles accompanied with an incense holder (copal). At the third level, candles and flowers on the floor, it was a way of foliage, which is adorned with flowers and

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