
By now, we’ve all seen someone dressed up as a catrina at some Halloween or Carnival, and the concept is starting to ring a bell. The Catrina is the main figure of the Day of the Dead in Mexico, a skeleton elegantly dressed and decorated with flowers and accessories that has become fashionable in our popular imagination.
And although we have often seen Catrinas on the loose in Barcelona, until now we had not encountered the terrifying parade of them that will be seen on La Rambla for the third consecutive year. After the success of its premiere in 2022, Mexcat and Amics de la Rambla have once again organized a Catrinas parade to celebrate the Mexican “Day of the Dead” and spread this tradition.
On November 4, starting at 12 noon, the upper part of the Rambla will host a group of catrinas who will descend their colorful dresses down the promenade to the Columbus monument, stopping to be photographed at emblematic points along the route. The organization invites you to come individually, in pairs or in groups.
How to sign up for the Catrinas parade?
To participate in the parade, all you have to do is sign up at mexcat.org, indicating what the costume will be like and what elements stand out in the catrina, since an independent jury will give a prize to the best catrina, the most original and the best couple.
And although the typical Catrinas are dressed in elegant and formal costumes , from the organization they invite you to interpret the Catrina costume with total freedom and to let yourself be carried away by creativity and madness.
And if before or after you want to take the opportunity to binge on Mexican food in Barcelona to set the mood, we leave you the best Mexican restaurants in the city to do so.