{"id":424,"date":"2015-10-21T01:04:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T01:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casaalegretours.com\/?p=424"},"modified":"2025-10-24T18:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:48:42","slug":"tour-barriletes-gigantes-sumpango-noviembre-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casaalegretours.com\/en\/tours\/guatemala-tours\/giant-kites-festival-day-of-dead-november1\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Kites Tour Day of the Dead November 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 1st -Day of the Dead-, the community of Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepequez where a colorful ritual with Giant Kites takes place, people start arriving to the cemetery around 4:00 am to start cleaning and decorating family and loved ones graves, family and friends remember lost ones with love and sharing memories, while decorating with flowers, praying and bringing food and drinks, once preferred by loved ones.<\/p>\n

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Giant Kites Sumpango – Day of the dead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Giant Kites are a symbol and a message to the dead, elevated to the sky with messages, and ancient tradition worth a visit.<\/p>\n

Giant Kites are elaborated with months of anticipation and include different messages, families, groups and organizations get together to create with dedication and a lot of creativity huge Kites to be ready on this Day of the Dead in memory of family lost.<\/p>\n

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Giant Kites Sumpango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nowadays this tradition has become a Giant Kites Festival a unique spectacle in Guatemala.<\/p>\n

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Giant Kites Sumpango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Departure from Guatemala City 6:30 am. Return 2:00 pm<\/p>\n

Departure from Antigua. 8:00 am. Return 2:00 pm<\/p>\n

Departure from Panajachel. 5:00 am. Return 2:00 pm<\/p>\n

Included: Round Trip Shuttle Transportation – Visit Giant Kites exhibition \/ Cemetery at your own pace – Free time – Return 15mins in advance to Shuttle location.<\/p>\n

Reserve NOW!<\/a>On November 1st -Day of the Dead-, the community of Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepequez where a colorful ritual with Giant Kites takes place, people start arriving to the cemetery around 4:00 am to start cleaning and decorating family and loved ones graves, family and friends remember lost ones with love and sharing memories, while decorating with flowers, praying and bringing food and drinks, once preferred by loved ones.<\/p>\n

\"Giant<\/a>
Giant Kites Sumpango – Day of the dead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Giant Kites are a symbol and a message to the dead, elevated to the sky with messages, and ancient tradition worth a visit.<\/p>\n

Giant Kites are elaborated with months of anticipation and include different messages, families, groups and organizations get together to create with dedication and a lot of creativity huge Kites to be ready on this Day of the Dead in memory of family lost.<\/p>\n

\"Giant<\/a>
Giant Kites Sumpango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nowadays this tradition has become a Giant Kites Festival a unique spectacle in Guatemala.<\/p>\n

\"Day<\/a>
Giant Kites Sumpango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Departure from Guatemala City 6:30 am. Return 2:00 pm<\/p>\n

Departure from Antigua. 8:00 am. Return 2:00 pm<\/p>\n

Departure from Panajachel. 5:00 am. Return 2:00 pm<\/p>\n

Included: Round Trip Shuttle Transportation – Visit Giant Kites exhibition \/ Cemetery at your own pace – Free time – Return 15mins in advance to Shuttle location.<\/p>\n

Reserve NOW!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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