“The cult of life, if it is truly profound and total, is also the cult of death. Both are inseparable. A civilization that denies death ends up denying life” - Octavio Paz.

Mexicas, Mayans, Purépechas, Totonacs, Zapotecs, it is known that, before the conquest, all these groups made offerings to their dead so that they could reach their destinations, after death, in peace. That's where the origin of the Day of the Dead comes from.

In the case of the Mexica, in their calendar called tonalpohualli, they had up to 6 celebrations a year for the dead. For this reason, it took a long time for All Saints' Day, which today coincides with the Day of the Dead, to be adapted to a single day and in fact in many parts of Mexico the celebrations of the dead continue to expand for several days, as in the case of the Zapotecs in the Sierra de Oaxaca.

And there are also a variety of ways to make bread of the dead, the great protagonist of our altars for loved ones who have already passed away. In CDMX, the traditional thing is to see it covered in sugar and in some cases, filled with chocolate; The bread is vanilla flavor, it is covered with red sugar, orange, walnut or skull filling is added.

And for this reason, now that the Day of the Dead is coming, we take a tour of the best bakeries in the Roma neighborhood so that in a single note, you can discover some of the best bread proposals in the area, and at the same time, you can walk and Get to know the breads of the dead from the best bakeries in the area. Remember that the Hotel Stanza is strategically located in the area and, in fact, we also have a delicious artisan Bread of the Dead of the day in our Maíz y Olivo restaurant.