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- Amazing Turtle Encounter With Wild Tours
- Tradition and respect at Xcaret
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Tradition and respect at Xcaret
Be amazed at the details and the folklore in the Mayan village and its prized cemetery
At Xcaret, the Mexican Cemetery is an integral part of the elements of the Mexican Mayan Village, representing a tribute to the deeply-rooted fascination with death that Mexican people have experienced since pre-Hispanic times. This fascination gave birth to one of the strongest and best-known Mexican traditions: the Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead festivities.
The Bridge to Paradise is a unique structure representing the Gregorian calendar. The structure simulates a hill in the shape of a cone with seven levels representing the days of the week and 365 tombs on the outside depicting the days of the year. Finally, at the main entrance, there is a stairway with 52 steps that represent the weeks of the year.
This Mexican cemetery clearly depicts the mixture of cultures that characterizes our country: pre-Hispanic Mexican civilizations did not have cemeteries as we know them today; these came with the Colonial Period.
However, the Mexican pre-Hispanic element is found in the cemetery`s shape: a spiraling marine shell, reminding us that our Mexican ancestors used the shell as a horn to communicate with the gods through the wind, represented by their breath.
Tradición y respeto en Xcaret
El cementerio en Xcaret México se integra a los elementos del Pueblo Maya como un tributo al arraigado culto a la muerte que existe en México desde el México prehispánico hasta nuestros días, y del cual surge una de las tradiciones más importantes y representativas en México, la del Día de Muertos.
El Puente al Paraíso en Xcaret México es una obra única en su género en México y representa el calendario gregoriano. La estructura simula un cerro en forma de cono con siete niveles que significan los días de la semana, en la parte exterior encontramos 365 tumbas que simbolizan cada día del año, y en la entrada principal hay una escalera con 52 escalones que representan las semanas; algo así lo encuentras en México, sólo en Xcaret.
Este cementerio representa claramente la mezcla de culturas que caracteriza a México, ya que en el México prehispánico no existían los cementerios como hoy los conocemos, fueron una aportación a México de la colonia, sin embargo, como elemento del México prehispánico podemos rescatar su forma: una concha de caracol como remembranza de que nuestros antepasados en México lo usaban para comunicarse con los dioses a través de su aliento.

