By Karen Ostlund (Hollywood, CA October 15 2021)
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| Tyler Cassity, president and co-owner of Hollywood Forever Inc. at rehearsal October 13 2021 with Grupo Folklorico Sabor de Mexico. |
22nd Annual Día de los Muertos festival returns to Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday October 30th 2021, featuring a daytime and an evening event, “Dia de los Muertos” & “Noche de los Muertos” - allowing guests to experience a more intimate look at this year’s theme THE RETURN OF QUETZALCOATL – EL REGRESO DE QUETZALCOATL.
"Adorned with the feathers of the Quetzal bird we welcome the Return of Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent, ancient God of the Mayans and Aztecs, Priest King, Lord of the Winds and the Harvest Maize – that seed of civilizations – and the One God who descends into the underworld and resurrects humankind with his own blood".
On Dia de los Muertos, tradition holds that the dead return to earth to visit their living relatives, which can be traced to Aztec people in central Mexico.The Aztecs used skulls to honor the dead a millennium before the Day of the Dead celebrations emerged.
It is believed that although these relatives can’t see them, they can s feel them. It's a night is an important feast and when family members share memorable stories that evoke the lives of their ancestors.
Dia de los Muertos is one of Mexico’s traditional holidays reuniting and honoring beloved ancestors, family and friends.
It's an ancient ritual when the living commune with the dead – a mystical night when the veil is lifted between their two realms and they may share a day together. The historical roots of this celebration date back to the pre-Hispanic cultures of Meso-America of the indigenous people, especially the Nahua (Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecas, Tlaxcaltec, Chichimec, Tecpanec) and others native to Mexico more than 3,000 years.
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| Headliner daytime, Banda Las Angelinas. |
Dia de los Muertos
9AM GATES OPEN - 3PM, OCTOBER 30 2021
THE DAYTIME EVENT FEATURES A CHILDRENS PLAZA AND CULTURAL PERFORMERANCES, AS WELL AS ALTARS, ART EXHIBITIONS, AZTECS, FOLKORICO DANCE, TRADITIONAL DANCE, CHILDRENS PLAZA, ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS, AND CULINARY VENDORS.
MAIN STAGE
Banda Las Angelinas, the female Mexican blow-horn music band.
Christopher Garcia
Grupo Folklorico Sabor de Mexico
Inspiraciones De Danza Mexicana
Ballet Folklorico Cielito Lindo
Ballet Folklorico del Mosaico
LA CATRINA STAGE
Jaime López
Leticia Servin
Laurie Muniz
Eli Presser
Martin Espino
AZTECA STAGE
CATHEDRAL ART EXHIBITION
UNAM EXHIBITION
L.A. TACO CULINARY VENDORS
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| Chilean singer, Mon Laferte is headliner evening session. |
Noche de los Muertos
5PM GATES OPEN - 12AM, OCTOBER 30 2021
THE EVENING EVENT FEATURES MUSICAL ARTISTS, AS WELL AS ALTARS, ART EXHIBITIONS, AZTECS, TRADITIONAL DANCE, CULTURAL PERFORMERS, ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS, AND CULINARY VENDORS.
MAIN STAGE
Chilean singer Mon Laferte, known for her musical versatility, in pop, rock, bolero, cumbia and salsa will perform in the evening after dark at Noche de los Muertos.
Little Jesus
Y La Bamba
Marinero
LA CATRINA STAGE
Perla Lopez
Flor Amargo
Angel Ng
Conjunto Tenocelomeh
Cunao Danzo
Aparato
Alebriges En Vuelo
Conjunto Xi
AZTECA STAGE
CATHEDRAL ART EXHIBITION
UNAM EXHIBITION
L.A. TACO CULINARY VENDORS
SPONSORS:
Mycielo.org
Titosvodka.com
T-mobile.com
Estrellajalisco.com
Tequilacasazul.com
Abc.com
Unamla.org
Delacalle.org
Mycielo.org
Northgatemarket.com
Unclenearest.com
6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA.
HollywoodForever.com
More info and tickets:
LADayOfTheDead.com
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