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I'm the living example of "better late than never."

Until a few years ago,

my life was steady, predictable, reassuringly repetitive.

But my recent adventures have changed all that.

So, what's next for me?

Now that I'm considered something of a traveler,

I've challenged myself to complete my own bucket list

before actually kicking the bucket.

I did a lot of research,

kept an open mind...

Who's going hiking in the Amazon?

...and came up with a list of my own.

Take a look at this.

Welcome to London!

Never felt more like a tourist.

These are some of the greatest...

...once in a lifetime travel experiences you can have.

Don't take this the wrong way,

but this is a horrible ride.

Tick that off the bucket list.

-This is my first time in Ireland. -Of course, I've been here before.

-Yep. Once. -Once or twice.

-Once. -Once.

Whether they should be once in my lifetime...

Oh!

...is another matter.

Whoo-hoo!

-But I'd like to think... -Whoa!

...I've gotten a little bit bolder...

It's hard to believe I'm actually here.

...a little bit braver...

What a save!

Of course I work well under pressure.

...so this could be my most memorable trip yet.

Was getting drunk with Prince William on your bucket list?

-That's the bucket. -That's the bucket, is it?

When you've got a whole world

of bucket list options to choose from,

where on earth do you begin?

Well, for me, I've decided to start my adventures

by coming to a colorful, vibrant country

that's visited by more Americans than any other on the planet.

Mexico.

I've only been to the tour is to spots.

Acapulco, Los Cabos.

Never been to the interior.

I'm not used to not seeing ocean.

Coming inland is going to be a new experience for me.

But so is my first bucket list adventure,

the Day of the Dead Festival.

Let's face it, I'm no spring chicken,

so it kinda felt like a now or never kind of trip.

It's a festival where spirits of deceased family members

come back to this world

for a visit.

I've seen pictures, and it looks like it's kinda big, splashy and colorful.

And, you know, I guess I... I'll have to find out why.

Like what it is about this relatively kind of a sad, morbid scenario

that gets people excited.

I've come to the ancient city of Oaxaca in the south

to experience this massive and iconic festival,

Día de los Muertos,

where young and old alike happily stare death in the face.

-Eugene. -Samuel.

Welcome to Oaxaca.

-Good to see you. -Good to see you too.

This is an amazingly pretty little town. Very colorful.

And I'm noticing a lot of decorations.

I'm assuming for the Day of the Dead Festival.

Yes. Yeah, we're all busy, uh, getting ready.

-Would you like to see? Yeah. -Okay, let's take a look around.

-Vamos. -Let's do it.

Samuel is a local weaver and farmer.

And he's agreed to show me this festival from the inside.

The Day of the Dead is a time of families getting together

and reuniting.

We gather in our homes

and, uh, tell stories about our families and relatives who passed away.

But it's very festive and, uh, it's really a big thing.

For us, it's like Christmas.

Day of the Dead is actually a two-day celebration

observed on November 1st and 2nd.

In Oaxaca, this national holiday kicks off with a huge parade.

The next day, families welcome back the spirits of their deceased loved ones.

And the day after, they bid them a fond farewell.

I'm gonna show you the place where the Chinas Oaxaqueñas live.

-Chinas Oaxaqueñas? -Yes.

But first, it's time to get ready to party...

Oaxacan style.

Oh.

-Hola! -Hola! Hola, Eugene!

Ah.

Welcome to the China Oaxaqueñas' house.

-Oh. -Welcome. Please join the party.

That was scary.

Oh, my God. This is something.

This is major.

Oh, I'm getting excited now.

In the courtyard, a group of performers, known as Las Chinas Oaxaqueñas,

are primping for this evening's parade.

We are dancers and we are like the icon of the city.

-The face of the city. -The face of the city?

-They always lead the parades. -Yeah.

So you're... you're like the hot group.

-Right? And... -Yes, they are.

-Yeah. Yeah, we are. -Right. The face of Oaxaca.

And what does your makeup,

-which is quite beautiful and intricate... -Oh, thank you.

...but what does that represent?

It reflects the blend between the life and the death.

Why? Because we don't want to feel afraid

about the death of... of our... the ones that leave us.

We are not sad. We are not afraid of that.

Each year, they happily transform themselves

into a troop of elegant skeletons.

And they've asked me to help.

For some reason, they thought I'd know a thing or two about looking like death.

I-I'm so sorry.

-Okay, I'm gonna try something. -Don't worry.

-My heart is palpitating. -You can do it.

This was my worst subject.

-Oh, dear. -Art.

I don't mean to make you nervous.

-No. It's correct. -It's a little late for that.

Yeah, a-all right, I'm gonna do a line.

-The red line. Okay. -Okay, nice and steady, Eugene.

-There you go. -Yeah!

-All right. Dots. -Paint little dots.

-Uh-huh. -Nice.

Why don't my dots look like this?

These are beautiful dots.

It's perfect.

I felt so sorry for that poor woman.

One side of her face was just beautifully done,

and then I go to work on my side,

and I'm kind of smudging my way,

you know, to glory.

-Oh, my God. Don't worry. -What do you think?

-I love... I love... I like this. -Do you love that?

-Such a liar. -Most beautiful skeleton.

Despite my lack of skill,

they seem to think I did a good job.

-Aw. -You're one of us.

Which is great 'cause I'd rather not have anyone haunting me.

This, I love.

Viva, Oaxaca!

Viva!

Gracias. And I'll be watching in the parade.

-Adios! -Let's go find this sweet spot I know.

-Just, uh, by the zocalo. -Ah!

Then we could practice our "Viva, Oaxaca!"

Viva, Oaxaca!

It's an amazing city, Oaxaca.

-Yeah, it-it's very vibrant. -Huh?

-It's very alive. -It's so beautiful.

The festival's grounded in ancient Aztec traditions,

and a belief that death was just a natural part of life.

Something to celebrate, not fear.

Día de los Muertos was

-an indigenous celebration? -Yes. Exactly.

-Originally? Yes. -Originally, yes.

And now, it's, you know... it's a blend of pre-Hispanic beliefs

and the Catholic, uh, religion, the Christianity.

And it's really interwoven

-that you cannot separate it anymore. -Right.

Well, this is quite amazing.

This is spectacular.

Yes. Okay, let's hurry up.

They're getting ready.

Vamos. Let's go over there and then to the left.

It's gonna get busy.

As night falls over the city,

the procession starts with a bang.

-This is all Chinas? -Yes.

Yeah, this is a part of the whole delegation.

This is them.

-That's why they gave me the scarf? -Yes. Yes.

Let's do the "Viva Oaxaca".

Viva Oaxaca!

Viva!

They're dressed in black for this occasion

because it's also acknowledging that it's a funeral.

You know, we're honoring the dead.

And we're just going to embrace it and dance with it.

Would you like to dance?

She wants to dance with you.

Yeah! Whoo!

Pretty damn exciting, isn't it?

It's like Mardi Gras with soul.

It's crazy.

Can't help get swept up in this

because the excitement or the celebration is coming from such a real place.

From such great people.

This parade is known as a comparsa.

And it will roll on by for a full two hours.

Oh, this is a nice big float coming up here.

-Yes. Don't try to get on it. -Oh, no.

Not Mardi Gras.

It's a party atmosphere about death.

And I guess if you, you know, think about it,

it's not a bad way to go.

Viva Oaxaca!

And I'm excited about what I'm seeing here.

Personally, I don't honestly know whether the celebratory aspect

of death is, you know, the way to go.

But for these people, it definitely works.

Listen, it's been going on for thousands of years.

This was really something.

I didn't think it could be that exciting.

-Thank you for bringing me, Samuel. -Yes, yeah.

Well, let's get out of here. It's getting late.

Tomorrow, I-I would like to invite you to my house

to see the other side of the Day of the Dead.

The... The more intimate family aspect of it.

-Oh, I'd love to see that. -Yeah.

All this excitement could be the death of me,

which would be ironic.

So for now, I'm going to retreat to my hotel

in the countryside.

-Buenas noches. -Buenas noches.

-Welcome to Casa Silencio. -Gracias.

I'm happy to be here.

I could barely see the place.

This is an escape from the outside world.

It looks spectacular.

I'm dying to see this when the sun comes up.

Do you fancy a cocktail before you go to your room?

-A cocktail? Yes, I would. -Yeah. Let's go grab it.

-Enjoy your Margarita. -Gracias.

Well, th-they're embracing death in a slightly different way here.

They're kind of removing the element of sadness

from it.

You know, happy is much better to be than... ...sad.

Uh, but I'm grappling

with the idea that people are celebrating the deceased

in-in that kind of way.

I'm not quite... quite getting the grief aspect of it.

But there are still two more days of this festival to come.

And Samuel's promised to show me a more spiritual side of it

that will hopefully reveal its true meaning.

This is spectacular.

I mean, there's a lot to see during the day.

Tucked away in the Valley of Silence,

this stunning boutique hotel has just six suites.

It's in a part of Mexico that attracts 5 and a half million visitors a year.

It's a good job they don't come all at the same time

or they'd have to rename that valley.

It was kind of a fun night.

I mean, you know, kinda big and brassy.

There is another side to it, I'm told, and, um...

uh... we'll see what Samuel has up his sleeve.

-Good morning. -Buenos días.

-How are you? -How are you?

Yeah, I'm good.

For today's ceremony welcoming back the dead,

we need to pick up a special item.

A very different kind of spirit.

Where are we off to today?

Today, we are going to visit an amazing woman.

Her name is Rosario,

and she's among the few women in the industry in the region

who self-started her own mezcal distillery.

-She makes her own mezcal? -Yes.

It's our spiritual drink.

And we have mezcal for Día De Muertos.

For Day of the Dead.

It's, um, you know, a drink that all of our ancestors have enjoyed.

My grandparents, they used to have mezcal, uh...

A first... A little shot in the... in the morning.

-Th-They'll start their day... -A little shot in the morning?

-Yeah, a little shot of mezcal and... -Just to kick-start the day?

Yeah. That's Oaxaca.

This is Rosario's place.

We're here.

Rosario.

This is Rosario.

It's so nice to meet you.

-I've heard a lot about you. -Nice to meet you.

Thank you.

Ángel. This is Ángel.

-Ángel? -Say hello, Ángel.

-Yeah. -Oh, my, my. How old?

Almost six months.

-It's a cute baby. -He's got more hair than I do.

And I.

Rosario, a single mom, makes mezcal the old-fashioned way.

But the industry is traditionally an all-boys club,

so she's quite the trailblazer.

I didn't come from mezcal family.

I just make mezcal because I really love to do it.

She's a real mezcalera. Mezcal maker.

I'm part of the whole process.

Well, let's have a look.

Mezcal is made from the agave plant.

So the first part of the process, chopping them up.

And chucking huge pieces onto an open fire to slowly roast.

You have to look where is the perfect space for this one.

I-I've got my perfect space right here.

It's okay. Now, this is a small one...

-...so you want to take big one... Maybe... -It's okay? Just okay?

It's like standing over a volcano.

Almost killed me.

Roasting caramelizes the agave's natural sugars,

giving the mezcal its distinct sweet-smoky flavor.

This is really sweet.

-Sweet. It is. Yeah, very... Yeah. -Mmm.

You like it?

I've had worse.

Then the soft, sweet parts of the cooked plant are chopped up

so Rosario can extract the juice.

To chop all the agave is like 18 hour.

Do they stop and take a break? Do they have a coffee?

No, because we have to take...

...all the fiber inside of the fermentation tank.

This batch of mezcal Rosario is cooking up

is from a 300 year old recipe.

-This is a really natural process. -Ah.

We put all the fiber inside the fermentation tank.

And here is just the fiber and water.

-Fiber and water. -You want to try?

-No. -No.

But I-I trust you.

-I trust you. -Okay, perfect.

For the distillation...

Ooh. Yikes!

...she adds all kinds of extra ingredients.

-Put everything in here? -Yeah.

Nuts, spices, fruit, and something slightly unusual.

-Flowers? -No.

Oh.

Chicken breast.

Don't you have enough flavor here without putting in a-a...

-just big piece of raw chicken? -This is the special mezcal

for this Day of the Dead.

I was actually shocked to find out chicken is an ingredient

in-in making an alcoholic beverage.

You know...

I kinda prefer it kinda southern-fried.

But Rosario says adding chicken

gives the mezcal a unique and complex flavor.

And because it's steamed in the still, it won't make anyone sick.

It's a mezcal that represents fiesta

and, uh, tradition.

You said you don't come from a family that was in this business, right?

So, w-what do they think of you in this line of work?

This is really difficult.

And when I say, "I wanna make mezcal", they say "Are you crazy?"

Because it's too hard?

Because it's a ma... uh, a job for men.

And you'll never make a living at it?

No.

Five years after she started her business,

Rosario and her crew

are producing about a thousand bottles of mezcal a year.

Are you ready?

-So... -This is the Mezcal de Pechuga.

This is the final product right here.

Including the chicken.

-Sure. -Well, let's try what you guys made.

You want to feel the flavor of the fruits.

Flavor of the fruits.

-Salud, Rosario. -Salud.

-Samuel. -Levy and Rosario.

Wow.

It's strong.

It's the strongest drink I've ever tasted.

This is 61% of alcohol.

Sixty-one percent?

I don't care what you put in, you know? Chickens or no chickens.

Mmm.

-It's getting better. -For you.

-Wow. It's a beautiful bottle. -Thank you. Gracias.

For your help. For your coming.

This is crazy. Thank you.

-Thank you to you. -What a treasure.

And now I'm tasting the fruits.

-Salud. -Wow. Salud.

Salud.

As much as I enjoyed it,

I'm going to donate my bottle of mezcal to Samuel

who plans to leave it as an offering to the spirits.

It's an essential part and component of the altar.

-Of the altar? -Yes.

Uh, at home for Día De Muertos, we'll set up an altar

and we do that to remember our, uh, beloved ones.

This, uh, Day of the Dead is gonna be a very special one for us

because, uh, my mother just passed away this summer.

So this is the first time we're putting an altar for her.

-I'm sorry to hear that, Samuel. -Yeah, you know.

It's part of the cycle of life, and...

-So that's why we, uh... -That's something.

You know, we make the best dishes.

-You know, we bring the best mezcal and... -Yeah.

...put the most beautiful flower arrangement.

Just to-to honor their time.

It's very special.

This is my house.

Welcome.

This is a big spread.

Yeah. On this side, we have all the looms

that we use for the weaving.

Our weaving business. That's my dad's loom.

And my brother's there in the back.

-Bull. -Yes. That's Sweet Dreams.

-This is my dad. Mario. -Oh.

-Mario. -Hola.

-Eugene. -Nice to meet you.

-Mario. -Nice to meet you.

-This is my brother Celestino. -Celestino?

Nice to meet you.

I think it's... it's getting close to three,

so we should start to get ready and go towards the gates

to welcome the spirits.

-Vamos. -Okay.

It's believed that every November 1st at 3 p.m. sharp,

the spirits of deceased ancestors return.

Everybody will keep their gates open from today till tomorrow.

Across the country, people unlock their doors

at this exact time

so their spectral house guests can get in.

Some just need a little wake-up call.

The fireworks open the portals for the spirits to come into this world.

Wow.

Welcome to Mexico.

-Whoo. -Welcome to Oaxaca.

-This is how we do it here. -Whoa.

It will wake up any spirit

-even if they didn't want to come back. -Oh, my, my.

According to folklore,

the returning spirits will inhabit the house

for the next 24 hours.

Something families all around Mexico have been preparing for.

-This is my family's altar room. -It's beautiful.

And we're going to place the mezcal over here in the middle.

If you can reach.

Right.

-This is in honor of my mom. -Right.

She's one of those strong Oaxacan women.

-Mm-hmm. -She was the jefa.

The boss of the family in a very sweet way.

So, this is our first year honoring her,

and just embracing her teachings, her memories.

To keep them alive.

Because when we remember her,

when we tell her stories,

uh, she's still with us.

And that's the most important thing.

-She will always be here. -Yes. Yeah.

This is a chance for the family to welcome back her spirit

and pay tribute.

So my dad's gonna be blessing the altar.

Also, I was playing the flute for my mom

when she, uh, was really ill and she got the news that...

that her illness was terminal.

And just... the music just helped us process what we didn't say with words.

I lost my own mother to cancer almost 40 years ago

so I do know what this family is going through.

There was just a lot of emotion running through it.

You know, for him and-and for me. I think for everyone.

You know, it's never easy.

It's a beautiful ceremony,

and it's, uh, definitely the kind of... the flip side

of the Day of the Dead parade.

This definitely kinda puts an underbelly on it

that makes a little more sense to me.

It's gonna be a tough year.

Yeah, without her here, it's time for us to step up.

-Make her proud. -Yes. Yes.

I think your... your mom would be very proud.

-Feel a presence here right now? -I'm feeling joyful right now.

I'm feeling very happy.

Content. My heart is full.

Everybody hopes you're going to be remembered.

I h-hope there's a smile on people's faces,

you know, when they remember me,

and, um... Yes, I hope there's a lot of crying.

I hope there's a lot of crying.

You know, just-just for the first day.

And then, uh...

And then you can just break out the mezcal.

Samuel says his mother loved to have fun.

And so tonight, he wants me to get a taste of something

his whole family used to enjoy.

Samuel invited me to a, uh...

Lucha libre, it's called. The Mexican wrestling.

I've never been to a live wrestling match,

so I've gotta say...

that's gonna be something.

After soccer, lucha libre is the most popular spectator sport

in Mexico.

Attracting millions of hardcore fans every year.

-Hey, guys. Good to see you. -Good to see you.

Celestino.

This is madness.

As kids, we used watch, uh, Sunday lucha libre like religiously.

I-I used to watch wrestling when I was a kid.

Not... Not this, but I would get into it when I was a kid.

Well, the fans, they come over here

and they get pictures.

They get, uh, autographs.

In lucha libre the wrestlers are either good guys or bad guys.

Either way, they all seem to be very popular.

Sí. This is my friend.

-Eugene. -Ratzinger.

-This is Eugene. -Ratzinger.

-Welcome to Oaxaca. Welcome to my house. -Uh-huh.

Welcome to my backyard. The place...

You see how people love him?

He's a... He's a good guy? Bad guy?

-Well... -He's a bad guy?

What do you think? Do I see the horns on my mask?

It's-It's a devil and it's not good.

-Exactly. -It's not good.

You're the bad guy, but I'm gonna root for you.

Yeah, I am the bad guy, but I am the good person.

Nice. All the best, mate.

-Enjoy the show. -You got it.

-Thank you. See you. -We have seats over here, Eugene.

Lucha libre first emerged in the 1860s.

Mostly in working-class neighborhoods.

And it's remained a very affordable night out.

Yeah!

Okay, here we go.

Good start.

Oh, fast.

They're, like, dancing.

Wow.

Nice.

Lucha libre actually means "free fight" in Spanish.

-Ow! -I think they're having as much fun

as the audience is having.

Which leaves the wrestlers free to try out all kinds of crazy moves.

Wow!

No wonder you guys loved this when you were a kid.

Ridiculous.

I mean, you can understand why families would come out

to watch this

because they get to go crazy, the kids get to dress up.

You know, it's very colorful, and they get to pick their favorites.

Look out!

Oh!

Whoo!

Ratzinger! Ratzinger!

My new amigo Ratzinger came out on top.

And I was never more happy to cheer for a bad guy.

Kinda reminds me of when I was a kid with my family, you know?

That's where you had your fun.

I mean, I get it. It's where I come from too.

It's working-class. It's family, friends, food, you know.

That-That's what it is.

Today, families across Oaxaca welcome the spirits home.

Tomorrow, Samuel says, we'll give them a fitting send-off

back to the underworld.

On the final day of the festival,

most families here gather for a special meal.

I hear it's kinda like Thanksgiving.

Samuel's invited me over,

but first, he's asked to pick up a few items at the market.

Uh, I need four blocks of cacao.

And, uh, chapulines.

I'm not entirely sure what that is,

but, uh, I'll find out.

Excuse me.

Uh, cacao.

Okay. Okay, gracias.

Well, Deb does the shopping normally,

but sometimes we go out together.

But I'm really kinda basically told to stand back, you know.

Cacao.

-Buenos días. -What can I get you?

In Oaxaca, chocolate's not considered candy or a treat.

It's a staple part of the diet.

Gracias. Uh, I need chapulines.

Chapulines, uh, over there, sir.

Over there.

-Out the door? And then left? -Out the door. Left.

Gracias.

-Buenos días. -Hola. Hola, buenos días.

Uh... I need, uh, chapulines.

Yikes.

Okay, my Spanish might be a bit rusty.

But from what I can see,

chapulines look like something you might swat with a newspaper, not eat.

They look like insects. I can't tell.

They could be, uh, cockroaches.

Beetle, or, uh, grasshopper.

-Grasshopper? -Mm-hmm.

Do you have a paper bag...

Yeah, that's good. Sí. That's good.

'Cause that way I get to look at it while I'm taking it over.

Uh, sí.

Bueno.

Wha... No... Bueno...

-No. -Okay.

Well... Yeah, yes.

No, no, no.

All right, one more.

Sí.

Whoa. Th-That is good. That... Sí.

It was a, uh, very successful shopping trip, yes.

I got... I got everything I... I needed.

I got the, uh, chocolates.

And I have the bugs right here.

I'm on a pretty strict diet right now,

and chapulines is not on it.

Before I deliver my parcel of bugs,

I may have to catch my breath.

-Uno cappuccino. -Cappuccino.

Yes. Gracias.

I think I'm actually getting a little better

at understanding there are things that are worth experiencing

because, you know, you're only passing through once.

Currently, you know, I'm 77 years old.

You know, in the final act, as they say.

And what I'm doing now,

I would love for my grandson to be able to get out

and start traveling as early in life as... as he can.

I'll be long gone by the time he hits that point.

But, you know, I'd be a liar to say

these experiences have not made my life richer.

Because I think they have.

-Hello. Eugene. -Samuel.

Welcome home.

-Hola. -Hola.

I have cacao.

Gracias. Thank you so much

-for getting the ingredients. -And chapulines.

Yes.

You probably had a good chuckle out of that.

Yeah. They're grasshoppers and they're very tasty.

-Right. -Thank you. Yeah.

Well, let's go and meet my aunties. They're here at the back.

And they're just finishing the mole.

Over in the outdoor kitchen,

Samuel's aunties are preparing a mole negro sauce

made with toasted chilies, spices, and what else?

Chocolate.

You stir it, and she's gonna pour it.

Oh, I see. Okay.

Yeah, obviously I wasn't pouring it properly.

We're gonna eat this with rice and with turkey.

And turkey's really a very special meat that we also eat on special occasions.

Okay.

Well, you know there's an enormous amount of pressure on me right now

because I do not want to be the person responsible

for, you know, messing up this meal.

Yeah, don't let it burn, Eugene.

Uh, no, no.

I'm joining Samuel and his relatives

in the family altar room

for this traditional and very special meal.

Mole the way his mom used to make it.

-Here, Eugene. You're our special guest. -Ah. Gracias.

Uh... I've n... I've never had mole.

-How spicy is it? A little spicy? -N-Not too spicy.

-A little spicy. -All right, that's good.

-Stigibeu. -Stigibeu.

It means, "With the blessing of the moon."

-Stigibeu. -Stigibeu.

-Here. This is a soft handmade tortilla. -Ooh. Nice.

We eat tortillas with every meal.

Love a good tortilla.

Mmm.

The turkey-mole combo is definitely unique.

But how many ways can you say no to the grasshoppers?

-They're really tasty. -I-I'm sure.

They have six times more iron, zinc, and magnesium than beef.

-So... -Yeah, I-I get mine from milk.

For this family, preparing their loved one's favorite food

and leaving some as an offering...

You place it right there.

...is meant to nourish that person's soul

and bring back happy memories.

I now understand why it's a celebration

which is celebrating the...

the moving on from this world

to another realm.

Yeah.

And that is reason to be happy.

It's a wonderful thing to know the spirits are returning.

-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. -Right?

After the meal, the spirits of the deceased

will return to the underworld.

So, we'll follow them back to the cemetery

to give them a proper send-off, until next year.

Oh, my. Look at the flowers.

It looks like the whole village is here.

Oh, my God. This is something.

Families have lovingly decorated each grave.

And plan to spend all night here paying their respects.

And partying.

-This is it. This is my mother's grave. -Oh.

There's a... a yearly ritual that we do here.

I think they're here.

Oh, my.

The mariachi band.

So when the song starts,

I'm gonna offer a little mezcal blessing to my mother's tomb.

Well, it's-it's not the kind of thing I would expect at a, uh...

at a cemetery.

To kind of... You get to a point where you can, you know, celebrate...

...with a party and with-with laughter.

And with, you know, drinking and with music.

I think it's a wonderful thing.

I think it takes the sting off grief.

And we'll make a cross.

Now this is for the living.

Stigibeu.

If you're thinking of your own people, of someone special,

dear to your heart,

we have a community chapel here

where if you wanna send a little prayer, a little thought, or an offering.

I'd be honored to do that, Samuel.

Yeah.

-I'd be honored. -Yeah.

When I first got here,

I thought Day of the Dead was not much more than lighthearted fun.

I'll light a candle for my mother and father.

And all of my deceased family members.

But now I realize how meaningful it is.

It keeps people connected to their roots,

easing their fear of death.

To me, this may be a festival of the dead,

but really, it's all about celebrating life.

I can see why it's on people's bucket list,

but I think tourists actually don't quite understand

what Day of the Dead is all about.

They're really into the festivities of it.

But the underlying richness, I guess, of that holiday

comes from what people are actually doing as a family at home.

It's based around a celebration.

And I'm really happy for Samuel and his family

and I think it's a wonderful thing.

And it was wonderful to experience.

It was pretty special.

I have everyone's attention?

Next on my bucket list...

Welcome to Vienna.

Oh, my.

These balls, they're enormous.

Of course I work well under pressure.

Oh! This one needs a priest, I think.

Whoa, is this good!