We celebrate our ancestors - those who have come before in The Past and we invite them back now to connect their spirits with ours in Times of The 2020 Pandemic. We have many ways to celebrate this opening to The Portal to The Past to remind us of our cultural heritage through all the centuries unique to what we now call 'Latin America'.
Those time-honored traditions now come back-to-life when we embrace our shared cultures. Here in Mesa, where some people believe in good faith that history started in the 1850's and we are starting to heal the scars inflicted by Russell Pearce's SB1070, we are all moving on beyond exclusion to embrace and to re-invigorate - we do that in many ways with two celebrations featured in this post that are quite different from 'Halloween'.
A few years ago your MesaZona blogger made it a point to be in Mexico City both at Almeda Square and in The Zocalo, and celebrating for days with the families of people who worked with me in kitchens in New York City where we prepared the customary foods of The Day of The Dead. Nothing of that prepared me for how the holidays are celebrated there in their Tierra! by la gente . This is about as close to all that here in Arizona:
Watch the Portal to the Past 2020!
The video was produced by Cultural Coalition, Inc. - Mission is to provide community engagement through unique cultural programs dedicated to the education, promotion and development of indigenous artists in Arizona. https://culturalcoalition.com/
On Sunday, October 25, 2020 this is what's in-the-works:
MIKIZTI- Día de Los Muertos
Sunday, October 25th 2020
2pm - Coming Virtual this year.
Facebook Event Link
www.diadelosmuertosphx.com
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Dia de los Muertos Virtual Festival
Spirits Connect
Mesa Arts Center is pleased to celebrate Día de los Muertos — virtually! Día de los Muertos is a celebration of Latin American Art and culture related to the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. The vibrant online event offers a variety of features, performances and more in celebration of the memories of the deceased.
Join us for
- Remarkable artist and cooking demonstrations.
- Exciting performances by La Luz de Luna, Mariachi Pasion and more.
- Fun family at-home activities: paper flower making, papel picado and altar making.
- Online Mercado featuring arts, crafts, jewelry and more!
https://www.mesaartscenter.com/diadelosmuertos
October 24, 2020
Saturday 12PM-3PM
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