Book of Life Premiere Countdown: Day T-minus 8: The Monarch.

Although not directly related to the Día de Muertos, La Monarca’s yearly arrival to the forests in the states of  Michoacán and Mexico takes place around the same time as the celebration, and as such the legend has come to associate them with being the spirits of the departed, coming over to meet their families.

The migration itself is awe inspiring, since the bugs not only are beautiful but also tenacious lil’ shits that can live up to 9 months, flying barefoot, in the snow, uphill, both ways. Ok not really, they do the whole travel to avoid the snow BUT STILL.

As a lil’ kid you can’t imagine how breathtaking it is to see a cloud of pure orange scales crossing the sky and havin your parents tell you your abuelito’s up there in that rave ;w;

Certainly more impressive than some fat guy and some deer you never even get to see cuz you fall asleep too soon, huh? B/