Ten departments of the Secretary of Security and Peace participated in an altar competition; the winners received the Silver Catrina award as well as
Ten departments of the Secretary of Security and Peace participated in an altar competition; the winners received the Silver Catrina award as well as recognitions
State Public Security Forces (FSPE) honored 124 members who died in the line of duty in an immersive experience entitled: “Their loyalty, our memory”
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The Secretary of Security and Peace safeguards the citizens every day, but also dedicated a space to honor and build a bridge between the world of the living and the dead through an internal altar competition.
The competition evaluated each of the elements of Mexican tradition such as:
- Water, candles, salt, copal, marigold flowers, bread of the dead, and of course, the photographs of those we seek to bring back
However, the agencies narrated stories, immersing the judges in experiences among paths of salt and sawdust, making it clear that Mexican tradition does not consider death as an end but as a reunion.
“We wanted to strengthen Mexican traditions, celebrate death, and create a memory for all our loved ones,” highlighted Gabriela Anguiano Delgado, General Administrative Coordinator of the Secretary.
The competing altars were:
- “Voices that taught us to live”, “Blue blood until eternity”, “Hands that help, souls that inspire”, “The odyssey of the dead towards Mictlan”, “Their loyalty, our memory”, “The path of remembrance”, “The echo of Mictlan”, “Flowers behind the walls, souls that are not forgotten”, “Tzompantli” and “Origins of SSyP”.
The Public Security Forces (FSPE) opened a memory album with their altar dedicated to the memory of those who -shoulder to shoulder- patrolled, defended and served.
“Here are those who took care of our streets and our people,” they narrated during the tour.
The Institute for Training in Public Security (Infospe) decided to tell the story of Jose Antonio, who was a flag escort in the State Public Security Forces.
“I died on March 18, 1992. I think it was an accident, I just heard a gunshot and suddenly I appeared here,” began the odyssey of Jose’s soul.
The seven floors of the rappelling wall were used to recreate each of the altar levels, until the soul reaches heaven.
First place went to staff from the General Administrative Coordination of the Secretary, who recreated a cemetery throughout the premises, amidst darkness and neon light.
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