Day of the Dead Mixed Media Shrine Workshop

Right around the corner is Dia de los Muertos, and we have a fun day planned on Saturday, Oct. 24th. We will be making miniature shrines to remember and celebrate the passing of loved ones. Your shrines can be made to symbolize anything, a pet from your childhood, the change of seasons, a dream or mediation. Bring trinkets, charms, and a playful spirit. Other materials and supplies will be provided. $30 ~ 9 am - 1 pm

The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a celebration of life. The memories and desires of the dearly departed are remembered on November 1st and 2nd. It is a time of fiestas and much celebration, but it is also a reflective time of great faith in the afterlife. Through out Mexico there are many celebrations in homes and in cemeteries where the dead are remembered with food and prayers. Altars are important elements to the celebrations and on these altars are kept the photographs, holy icons and food the departed loved best in life. Altars dedicated to the memory of children are adorned with toys and sweets. The whole family gathers together at the cemetery or the family altar and remember all those people who they have loved in life but are now gone. El Dia de los Muertos is not meant to be a scary time but the one time in the year when the spirits of departed family return for a visit and share with the living a little bit of life's pleasures.