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Mexico City unveils record-breaking 33.4-metre Catrina for Day of the Dead

A giant skeleton towering over the Zócalo beats the 2023 record and anchors this year's Día de Muertos ofrenda.

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What to know

  • A 33.4-metre Catrina figure unveiled in Mexico City's Zócalo set a new Guinness World Record, surpassing the 28.15-metre record from Puerto Vallarta in 2023.
  • About 140 artists and technicians from Taller Xibalbá built the figure, which wears a 27-metre purple dress and is surrounded by roughly 70,000 marigold plants.
  • The installation forms the centerpiece of the capital's Day of the Dead ofrenda, on display through 2 November alongside sawdust carpets and axolotl/alebrije figures.

Taller Xibalbá Artist collective that built the CatrinaJosé Guadalupe Posada Mexican artist, originator of the Catrina imageGuinness World Records Record-certifying body

Mexico City unveils record-breaking 33.4-metre Catrina for Day of the Dead
Euronews

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Peak 2 pieces in 4h at Oct 30, 3 AM; 5 pieces over 14 days (3 articles · 2 posts) Oct 30, 3 AM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Oct 30, 7 AM — quietOct 30, 11 AM — quietOct 30, 3 PM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Google News 1, Newswires 1Oct 30, 7 PM — quietOct 30, 11 PM — quietOct 31, 3 AM — quietOct 31, 7 AM — quietOct 31, 11 AM — quietOct 31, 3 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Oct 31, 7 PM — quietOct 31, 11 PM — quietNov 1, 2 AM — quietNov 1, 6 AM — quietNov 1, 10 AM — quietNov 1, 2 PM — quietNov 1, 6 PM — quietNov 1, 10 PM — quietNov 2, 2 AM — quietNov 2, 6 AM — quietNov 2, 10 AM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 6 PM — quietNov 2, 10 PM — quietNov 3, 2 AM — quietNov 3, 6 AM — quietNov 3, 10 AM — quietNov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 6 PM — quietNov 3, 10 PM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 6 AM — quietNov 4, 10 AM — quietNov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 6 PM — quietNov 4, 10 PM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 6 AM — quietNov 5, 10 AM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 6 PM — quietNov 5, 10 PM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 6 AM — quietNov 6, 10 AM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 6 PM — quietNov 6, 10 PM — quietNov 7, 2 AM — quietNov 7, 6 AM — quietNov 7, 10 AM — quietNov 7, 2 PM — quietNov 7, 6 PM — quietNov 7, 10 PM — quietNov 8, 2 AM — quietNov 8, 6 AM — quietNov 8, 10 AM — quietNov 8, 2 PM — quietNov 8, 6 PM — quietNov 8, 10 PM — quietNov 9, 2 AM — quietNov 9, 6 AM — quietNov 9, 10 AM — quietNov 9, 2 PM — quietNov 9, 6 PM — quietNov 9, 10 PM — quietNov 10, 2 AM — quietNov 10, 6 AM — quietNov 10, 10 AM — quietNov 10, 2 PM — quietNov 10, 6 PM — quietNov 10, 10 PM — quietNov 11, 2 AM — quietNov 11, 6 AM — quietNov 11, 10 AM — quietNov 11, 2 PM — quietNov 11, 6 PM — quietNov 11, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quiet 12
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    Social media users share images of the giant Catrina

    Photos of the installation circulated online as part of wider Day of the Dead coverage, with users calling the display striking ahead of the 1-2 November celebrations.

    “These pics from the Mexico City Dia De Los Muertos parade this year are jaw-dropping…”
    — Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt
    • Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt

      These pics from the Mexico City Dia De Los Muertos parade this year are jaw-dropping https:// mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/me xico-city-tallest-catrina-record-day-of-the-dead/ # News # Mexico # Halloween # DiaDeLosMuertos 🇲🇽

      Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbtMastodon12d ago537▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    Mexico City unveils record 33.4m Catrina in the Zócalo

    The monumental skeleton figure, about the height of an 11-storey building, was unveiled facing the Metropolitan Cathedral, breaking the previous Guinness World Record of 28.15 metres set in Puerto Vallarta in 2023.

    “The monumental female skeleton, roughly the height of an 11-storey building, surpasses the previous record of 28.15 metres set in Puerto Vallarta in 2023.”
    — Euronews
    1. 2 outlets Mexico: world's tallest Catrina unveiled for Día de Muertos in Mexico City

      first by Euronews, 13d ago · also Mexico News Daily

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