The tallest sculpture created for the Day of the Dead
In Mexico City, the Day of the Dead was celebrated on a grand scale. A record-breaking 33.4-meter-tall sculpture of *La Calavera Catrina*—an iconic figure associated with the holiday—was installed in the main square.
The character was created in 1913 by artist José Guadalupe Posada. Through *La Catrina*, he sought to depict wealthy Mexicans who, by imitating an American lifestyle, had lost touch with their own roots. His message was that everyone is equal in the face of death: both the poor and the rich eventually become skeletons.
More than 140 artists and technicians worked on this year’s *La Catrina*, which has already earned a place in the Guinness World Records as the tallest Day of the Dead sculpture. The skeleton was dressed in a 27-meter-long gown, and the surrounding altar was adorned with 70,000 marigolds, figurines of axolotls, and carpets featuring traditional patterns.
