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Day of the Dead Returns October 2019.

Day of the Dead Returns October 2019.
January 2, 2020 Juliette Tuke

 

We would love to see you there other than you are.

Milagros is delighted to announce that its Day of the Dead festival returns this year for its third edition. Please join us on Saturday 12pm, November 2nd, for a day of celebration. You can expect a female mariachi band, a Day of the Dead beauty parlour, delicious Mexican food, best dressed skeleton dog competition and Frida Kahlo head dress workshop – all with loads of colour, spice, and all things nice. We’ll be filling the street with flowers and there will even be a procession! Children and furry friends are, of course, guests of honour. Further details of the event can be followed on our Facebook page – or why not stop by and have a chat in person? Either way, we hope to see you there. Salud!

 

About the Day of the Dead

Maybe you’re someone who first became aware of the Day of the Dead because you watched James Bond strolling through Mexico City in the opening of Spectre; or maybe you’re small and you watched the movie Coco (or maybe you’re the parent of a small person who watched the movie Coco) – either way, awareness of this festival has been increasing in the UK in recent years.

Much of Mexican culture dramatizes the collision of pre- with post-Hispanic traditions, and the Day of the Dead is a great example. It springs from an indigenous attitude to life and death, which has since been combined with what many other Christians around the world would know as All Souls’ Day, November 1st (the day after Halloween). While many people are initially struck by the preponderance of skeletons in Mexican folk art and imagery, but this is actually all part of a very different, and much more positive, attitude to death. The Day of the Dead is an opportunity to remember departed loved ones, and to celebrate their lives among others who loved them. With much colour and dancing, death is made a part of life and the well-lived life is a cause for celebration. We hope to have the pleasure of your company.

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