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Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead
 Sunday
October 31, 2010
1-4 p.m.
Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead
Sugar
skull decorating and nicho making for all ages, music and seasonal refreshments.
Write messages to loved ones who have passed on a leaf for the Tree of life. By
Museum admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. free on Sundays, youth 16 and
under and foundation members always free! Photo, left: Ofrenda for Alexander
Girard & Florence Dibell Bartlett. Santa Fe 400 Kick off event, Photo by Marie
Schnelle.
Día de Muertos/Day of the
Dead 
The celebration of the Día
de Muertos/Day of the Dead» is rooted in both indigenous Mexican and
Catholic religious beliefs. These traditions center on honoring and celebrating
the Dead. In the last few decades celebrations of Day of the Dead have increased
in popularity throughout the U.S. The resulting, often humorous view of death
as part of the life cycle provides and opportunity for families to gather and
remember their loved ones. The sugar skulls, papel
picado», food, paper
flowers», skeleton
puppets» dance and processions that occur during this time encourages
participation and expression on a variety of levels.
2009
events In Albuquerque
National
Hispanic Cultural Center»
(505) 246-2261
La
Parada Mercantile»
(505) 897-8203
Masks
y Más»
(505) 256-4183
OFFCenter
Art Gallery»
(505) 247-1172
Que
Chula!»
(505) 255-0515
Santsima Art Gallery (Old Town)-no website
(505)
246-2611
Southwest
Network for Environmental & Economic Justice»
(SNEEJ) (505) 620-3575
Working
Classroom»
(505) 242-9267
2009 Events
Outside Albuquerque & Santa Fe
Branigan Cultural Center»
Las Cruces (575)
514-2154
El
Camino Real International Heritage Center»
I-25 South of Socorro
(505) 854-3600
Mesilla's
Historic Plaza»
Las Cruces (575) 647-2639
RioBravo
Fine Art»
Truth or Consequences (575) 894-0572
More
about Day of the Dead on-line:
www.nacnet.org/assunta/dead.htm socrates.berkeley.edu/~kihlstrm/dayofthedead.htm
www.dayofthedead.com
www.crizmac.com
www.mexicansugarskull.com
www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
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