The cameras of a cemetery in Ecuador captured the little boy who was walking alone in the place to leave a bouquet of flowers for his late mother, and also show her the fruits of his effort. He caressed the headstone and lay down next to it while crying.
Although Day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition, in other countries they also commemorate that date by visiting their loved ones who have already passed away.
Several families are used to visiting the graves of their deceased relatives and friends to leave them a bouquet of flowers or something that meant a lot to them, all to feel them close and express how much they are loved.
And in the context of this day, a video has spread through social media in which the protagonist is a boy who makes a moving visit to someone very special.
Shared by Integrity Band on YouTube, in the recording the boy can be seen walking through a cemetery in Ecuador, according to Noticias Caracol, with a humble bouquet of flowers in his hands and carrying a backpack on his back. The moment was recorded by the cameras of the place.
Since he was completely alone, he was looking for a headstone by himself, and while he checked the ones nearby, he found it. It had the name Bertha María Delgado Soledispa engraved on it, who died in 2005.
According to Noticias Caracol, his mother would rest in that place, and as can be seen in the video, the boy left the flowers on the grave and then took something from his backpack that was also for her: his grades.
The little boy held a folder that contained his good grades and schoolwork, according to the outlet, and flipped through them in front of the grave so his mom could see them, as if she were in front of him in life. Then he stretched out his arm to caress the headstone, regardless of whether the people passing by saw him, then he knelt down to continue and inevitably began to cry.
After this, he placed his backpack on the ground and lay down on it to stay next to the grave until an adult found him and gave him comfort to move forward. With this, the boy gave the headstone one last hug and left with the man.
Watch the moment here:
The video has accumulated 813,805 views on YouTube and has since been shared on other social media platforms like TikTok and also by international media. Although it is very likely that it was not recorded recently, the truth is that it has become popular in the context of Día de Muertos.