Posts Tagged ‘Fruitvale Dia de los Muertos Celebration’
Artists and dancers celebrate culture, community, and the dead on Día de los Muertos
The festival’s theme wove through the 26 altars assembled by local artists as well as artwork created by this year’s poster contest winner Eduardo Chaidez. The poster features an illustrated image of a little girl with Día de los Muertos-inspired face paint and an Oakland T-Shirt, holding a sign that reads “DREAM FOR ALL.”
Read MoreOakland Day of the Dead altars shed light on political issues
Creating an altar can be a private ritual, but altars have also become a platform for people to express their views on social and political issues, especially those that involve death.
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