![]() ![]() Here, we do it with music to remind us that life and death are causes for celebration, whether with laughter or with bittersweet tears. ![]() Dia De Los Muertos is a time for reflection on life, not death. To me, it makes perfect sense for Alt.Latino to create this sonic altar, which marks the loss of people who've been loved and admired by ourselves and our listeners alike. Or when I lost other close friends, or people I didn't know but greatly admired. El Día de Muertos en México tiene su origen en la creencia de nuestros antepasados indígenas sobre la vida después de la muerte. In fact, it was a comfort when I lost a cousin who was my own age back in the early 1990s. It stuck with me, so the idea of creating tributes to the departed has never struck me as terribly morbid. I learned that in a class on pre-Columbian mythology back in college. Such is the nature of the Mexican folk tradition of Dia De Los Muertos, which is partially based on the Nahuatl (Aztec) concept of duality: "I am alive. She's moved around so much in the last year that she wants to make sure the people she's lost over the years know where to find her. ![]() Their illuminated procession is intended to appear as floating spirits passing through San Antonio.A friend who lives in Mexico just wrote on her Facebook page to wonder whether the dead are hip to social media. Dancers appear with lighted costumes and glowing banners personalized with photos. 2 is URBAN-15 Group’s special performance at Elmendorf Lake Park that features motion, imagery, sound and color. This year’s event will feature vendors, live entertainment, educational workshops and an exhibition of student and visiting artists.Ĭarnaval de los Muertos on Nov. 2 pays homage to native and indigenous traditions of healing. SAY Sí’s Muertitos Fest 2021: Artes Curativas on Nov. The exhibit will be both in-person and virtual, illustrating the artistic, cultural and religious facets of popular traditions where death is normalized. It’s an event hosted by Centro Cultural Aztlan since 1977. The Altares y Ofrendas Día de los Muertos Exhibit and Celebration runs from Nov. It features performances by the Guadalupe Dance Company, Guadalupe Dance Academy and Mariachi Guadalupe. 2 is presented by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center on the Guadalupe campus. The Esperanza will also host a large altar near the Rinconcito de Esperanza to honor community members, including victims of COVID-19. Each year Tieton Arts & Humanities hosts a celebration and creates a large community altar for everyone to add to. It’s a community initiative by the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center to encourage residents of the Westside to build altars in their front yards. The Outdoor Community Altar/Ofrenda Exhibit runs from Nov. 30 and 31 includes free children's activities, altars to honor the departed and a procession. The Día de los Muertos at Historic Market Square on Oct. A procession will then lead the audience to Mission Marquee Plaza where all can contribute to the community altar, according to a city news release. It begins at Mission San José’s Granary with altars on display, educational workshops and a blessing. 30 will be hosted by the City of San Antonio World Heritage Office. The 4th Annual Día de los Muertos: Celebrando las Misiones on Oct. 29 is sponsored by the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum to honor local African American historic icons buried there. Day of the Dead River Parade route on Friday, Oct. ![]()
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