INVITATION:
MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS INVITE YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO
AN OUTDOOR PARTY TO HONOR THE DEAD AND CELEBRATE LIFE!!!
YOUR "ADMISSION TICKET" IS TO BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOOD AND OR SOMETHING FOR THE "OFRENDA" WE ASK THAT ALL PARTICIPATE IN SOME MANNER........
OVERFLOW PARKING AT THE CHURCH 17TH STREET AND YALE STREET.....JUST WEST AND NORTH....A SHORT WALK
WE WILL HAVE FIRE PITS.......BUT DRESS FOR THE CHILL......
CEREMONY WILL BE AT 8:30 PM.......
HISTORY:
More than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Conquistadors landed in that is now Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to mock death. It was a ritual the indigenous people, the olmecs had been practicing at least 3,000 years. Instead of mourning, these festivities focused on the continuity of life and were a way to celebrate and preserve the memories of one's ansestors. A ritual the Spaniards would try unsuccessfully to eradicate.
Dia de los Muertos, or the 'Day of the Dead,' which has its roots in two cultures -- the ancient Aztec customs of Latin America, and the Spanish-Christian observance of All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls Day on Nov. 2. According to Aztec legend on the Day of the Dead, the dead are released from Mictlan -- the land of the dead -- to visit the living world and to mingle with friends and family.
A ritual known today as El Dia De Los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead
Your host this evening
wayne mike and claudio
tucan properties
for profit company
providing affordable houseing
in phoenix and internationally
since 1979
an equal opportunity employer
Contributors:
McDonalds
24th street and osborn
Arizona Public Service
ABC Cake Decorating
Indian School east of 24th
Just Blazed
art supply and urban art design
18th and McDowell
Home Depot
36th street and thomas
ace hardware
24th street and oak
wells fargo bank
44th street and thomas
Dulceria Pico Rico
16th Street just north of Oak
el norteno mexican food resturant
roosevelt and 7th avenue
liquor wheel
3445 e mcdowell road
red devil pizza and italian foods
35th street and mcdowell road
kinkos fed-ex
43rd street and thomas
Special thanks to Panda Express
36th street and thomas road
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