The Tradition Includes Everyone We Have LovedDay of the Dead is a celebration of life and all its creatures......the bonds with our animals are no different.Chosen family sometimes comes with fur coats, feathers, or scales. The Day of the Dead includes anyone who...
ArtistsDía de Muertos: A Celebration of Life is a creative collaboration with local Oregon artists, and national and international artists. Here is a list of our local artists and guests. This list is updated weekly. SupportersDía de Muertos: a Celebration of life...
Día de Muertos a Celebration of life in collaboration with Specialty Coffee Supplier, Roastery, Private Label & Syrups Supplier presents a new blend of coffee specially created for the 2023 Oregon project. So much work and experience went to mix these two products...
Food and the offerings La ofrenda these days"The individual will proceed to take everything he used while alive, to continue his work in the afterlife.Historically, from the Pre-hispanic to the Colonial elements on the offerings, food has always been the main...
That is a funny thing, to be dead. Death was always considered a part of lifeCultural trademark of the traditionFor the ancestors in the Mesoamerican world, death was considered a part of life, just like any other stage of life. Death was seen as a new beginning. This...
Today's tradition Celebration of lifeContemporary Outlook of the day of the dead.Contemporary Perspective of tradition as world heritage. Day of the Dead has become an international phenomenon. From advertising campaigns to popular films, the tradition is celebrated...
Mexican lithographer RetrospectiveWhat to expect from this installation? Retrospective of the artist, mural, 6' 3D sculpture of of one of the most iconic revolutionary prints, and Print making honoring Posada's memory.José Guadalupe Posada AguilarJosé Guadalupe...
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 Oct....
The history From Martyr to saintRome Italy ( Pantheon )The celebration of All SaintsThe 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 1st...
Mictlán In mesoamerican ideology, there was no concept of heaven or hell;Mitlantecutli welcome to his house. (Codex Borgia)The AfterlifeIn mesoamerican ideology, there was no concept of heaven or hell; however, there was a belief in an afterlife. One of those places...
Our Logo Día de Muertos in OregonThe LogoThe 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...
Syncretism The beginning of a new culture Tlatelolco (three cultures plaza)The FusionThree 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 to...
Sustainable That is the ideaFind Objects & MaterialsA sponsor and collaborator in this project, Propulsion Network has a program called Scavengers, a proud unit of individuals powered by ADHD. The project uses objects found at construction sites, garage sales,...