**Classes in Tijuana to be Suspended on November 1st**
In a bid to honor Mexican traditions, the government of Baja California, through its Department of Education, has announced that Friday, November 1st, will be a non-working day for all public and private basic education schools in Tijuana. This decision aligns with the celebrations of the Day of the Dead, a time when families across Mexico visit cemeteries to remember their deceased loved ones, particularly children, starting from the 1st of November.
Classes are set to resume the following Monday, November 4th, with all normal schedules in place. The Department of Education emphasizes the importance of preserving Mexican traditions, which are an integral part of the national identity, by fostering a comprehensive, secular, and free education.
**Record-Breaking Pan de Muerto in Tijuana**
In related news, Tijuana is preparing to make history by creating the largest Pan de Muerto in the world. This ambitious endeavor, aimed at breaking the Guinness World Record, will take place at the Centro Cultural Tijuana (Cecut) on Saturday. Students of gastronomy have taken on this challenge as part of a broader effort to celebrate and preserve Mexican culinary traditions during Día de Muertos.
**Additional Coverage: Day of the Dead in Tijuana**
As the Day of the Dead approaches, various events are underway in Tijuana. The archbishop has extended an invitation to a special mass dedicated to missing persons, with an altar set up in their memory. Meanwhile, long waits at cemeteries of up to two hours are anticipated as families gather to pay their respects.
Furthermore, Tijuana’s environmental efforts are in focus, with the installation of a solid retention system at the Cañón del Pato, costing approximately 500,000 pesos. The system features a net formerly used in illegal totoaba fishing, now repurposed for environmental protection.
In other local incidents, an employee was successfully rescued after being trapped in a tortilla machine, and a man sustained injuries after falling three meters from a building in the Los Olivos neighborhood.