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Día de los Muertos celebrated in Midtown
by David Alvarez, published on October 30, 2012 at 2:16 PM
Storyline: Festivals and Events
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La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a day for honoring the life and memory of loved ones was celebrated over the weekend of Oct. 27-28.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
The event, known as Panteón de Sacramento (Sacramento Cemetery) was celebrated with dance performances, music and family oriented activities.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
Dozens of altars honoring loved ones who have passed away were set up at the Native American Health Center’s parking lot on J Street.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
I attended part of Saturday’s event and was captivated by many of the altars I stopped at. Individual and community groups participated in building elaborate altars.
The event is hosted by La Raza Galería Posada and many people and organizations that participated last year and years before returned once again.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
One of the many altars was created by Marco Ferrero who returned to celebrate his new book Esperanza & Don Marco. Ferrero also worked on a painting at his altar station showcasing another of his many talents. Ferrero participated last year as he read part of his book on stage.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
Other artists returned from last year's event with new altars and several performances were also part of the daily events.
The event included workshop classes offered by La Raza Galería where visitors could create sugar skulls or skull masks.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
This year it took two parking lots to handle the many altars and activities offered. Yolanda’s Tamales sold its delicacies and many other eateries around the event benefitted by the many visitors who attended.
The 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos was once again full of activities and intriguing altars honoring the dead. Community information booths on hand disseminated valuable information for visitors who stopped at their booths and many vendors and artists who sold merchandise received exposure as thousands of visitors stopped at their stands.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
The laughter of children at the Panteón de Sacramento reminded me that life is to be lived to its fullest and that death is imminent so why not respect and celebrate both.
La Raza Galería Posada's Día de los Muertos
(Image by: David Alvarez)
La Raza Galería Posada’s Día de los Muertos annual celebration continues to bring many visitors to its free event. Follow their website for future events and if you’d like to participate next year, information will be posted as the event draws near.
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R.V. Scheide
October 30, 2012 | 8:07 PM
Totally awesome.
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