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Day of the Dead Events
October 27 - November 5
Exhibición de Altares de Día de Muertos
10/27/2024 @ 2:30pm – 11/05/2024 @ 5:00pm
Adriance Memorial Library, Wojtecki Rotunda (Main Floor)
Program Type: Español / Spanish
Altares de Muertos tradicionales que dan la bienvenida a los que se nos adelantaron y han pasado a la otra vida. Creencia mexicana ancestral en la que se ofrenda pan, frutas, comida y bebida preferida de los seres queridos, y, al mismo tiempo, se dialoga con su recuerdo, con su vida. Los altares se estarán exhibiendo en Adriance Memorial Library.
Traditional Altars of the Dead that welcome those who have gone before us and have passed on to the next life. An ancestral Mexican belief in which bread, fruits, food and favorite beverages of loved ones are offered, and at the same time, a dialogue is held with their memory, with their life. The altars will be on display at Adriance Memorial Library.
Cuentos de Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead stories
Saturday, November 2, 2024
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Lateef Islam Auditorium at the Family Partnership Center
Program Type: Español / Spanish
The Poughkeepsie Folkloric Group presents a show that combines dance, music and a reflective narrative about life after death. Through this presentation, we seek to connect with the very essence of this holiday by remembering our loved ones, celebrating their legacies and recognizing that although their bodies are gone, their presence lives on eternally in our hearts. Together we will celebrate life and honor those who have departed. There will be Pan de Muertos and Mexican chocolate for all attendees. No registration required.
Day of the Dead in Mexico: Symbols, Customs and Practices
Saturday, November 23, 2024
11:00am – 12:30pm
Adriance Memorial Library, Charwat Room (Ground Floor)
Program Type: English
Using a twelve-year span of onsite recorded video and commentary, this presentation by filmmaker Dan Sandford will provide a general overview of some of the astonishingly varied ways the people of Mexico carry out acts of remembrance to honor their dearly departed. Registration required.