by XOLOTL | Jan 18, 2023 | Installation, Photography
Death and Memory A photography approach to the second stop ( Ixtapa de la Sal Mexico ) What to expect? Portland This photographic exhibit includes an installation of authentic forgotten crosses from cemetery of the Ixtapa de la Sal México. Activities for Children...
by XOLOTL | Jan 18, 2023 | History, Ofrenda
The history From Martyr to saint Rome Italy ( Pantheon ) The celebration of All Saints The story of the celebration of All Saints’ Day begins in the days of Christian Rome. During the 8th century, Pope Gregory III ordered that All Saints would be celebrated on each...
by XOLOTL | Jan 18, 2023 | Prehispanic
Mictlán In mesoamerican ideology, there was no concept of heaven or hell; Mitlantecutli welcome to his house. (Codex Borgia) The Afterlife In mesoamerican ideology, there was no concept of heaven or hell; however, there was a belief in an afterlife. One of those...
by XOLOTL | Jan 18, 2023 | The Project
Our Logo Día de Muertos in Oregon The Logo The symbolic elements of the logo reflect the basic concepts of the origins tradition. The Moon phases as it was how the ancient measure time. The four directions at the forehead a center of their belief reflected in their...
by XOLOTL | Jan 10, 2023 | History
Syncretism The beginning of a new culture Tlatelolco (three cultures plaza) The Fusion Three years after the fall of Tenochtitlan in 1524, the first religious group arrived in the area we now know as Mexico. They were from the Franciscan congregation, whose task was...
