Guatemalans often celebrate Day of the Dead by flying kites, which one town took to extremes by making kites too huge to fly.

According to Guatemalan culture, flying a kite is a way to honour and get closer to your lost loved ones. In Sumpango, in southern Guatemala, they take it so seriously that they build up giant kites, so big that they can’t even fly.

Groups of local people had worked on the kites for the previous 6 months, gluing together pieces of coloured paper in order to make astonishing pictures. On November 1, they assembled these giant kites on the ground at a local soccer field and raise them up using ropes and bamboo posts.

The process of pulling up those giant kites, some up to 20m tall, in strong winds created a spectacular and sometimes dangerous display.

Unique Drone shot of the Giant Kites Festival in Sumpango, Guatemala.
This is how people in Guatemala Celebrate the Day of the Death 2018
Incredible Drone Video about the Giant Kites Festival in Sumpango, Guatemala.
That is how people in Guatemala celebrate the day of the death in Sumpango Guatemala.

According to Guatemalan culture, flying a kite is a way to honor and get closer to your lost loved ones. In Sumpango, north of Antigua, they take it so seriously that they build up giant kites, so big that they can’t even fly!

Groups of local people work on them for the previous 6 months, gluing together pieces of colored paper, in order to make astonishing pictures. Then they assembly these giant kites on the ground of the soccer field and rise them up, using just ropes and bamboo posts. The process of pulling up those giant kites, up to 20m tall, with strong wind is spectacular and sometime dangerous.

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