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Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead



Altar at Viva Santa Fe eventSunday 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
coming and going by Catalina Delgado Trunk

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.



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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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