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The
Sofía Quintero Art & Cultural Center invites the Community to
build Altars
The Sofía Quintero Art
& Cultural Center invites the public to build memorial
altars in celebration of its 15th annual
Día
de los Muertos. The Día de los Muertos will be held on
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011.
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The Día de los Muertos
celebration dates back over 3,000 years when the Aztecs and
other indigenous people of Mexico believed that death was not to
be feared but was another journey in the cycle of life. When
the Spanish conquistadors came and Catholicism was introduced,
the Catholic Church moved the Día de los Muertos to coincide
with All Saints Day and All Soul’s Day, November 1st and 2nd.
The elements in Altars are
highly personal including favorite items belonging to the person
being memorialized such as: favorite foods, music, hobbies,
religious figures, and rosaries. Altars also include photos of
the deceased, representations of water or fire (candles),
marigold flowers (Día de los Muertos flower), papel picado or
other cultural symbols.
The Día de los Muertos
Altars will be blessed at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 5,
followed by a procession to SS Peter & Paul Parish. The Altars
exhibit will be open to the public for a period of two weeks.
Those interested in building an altar can contact Cathy at
sibkuz@accesstoledo.com or 419-255-0629 to obtain an
application or for more information. The deadline for
applications is Thursday, September 29th. |
