HONORING THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS SCHEDULED ALL OVER THE REGION.Byline: Daily News Celebrations of Dia de los Muertos Día de los Muer·tos n. See Day of the Dead. [Spanish : día, day + de, of + los, the + muertos, pl. of muerto, dead.] , a Mexican and Central American Central America A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. holiday honoring the dead, will be held beginning today throughout the region. The indigenous tradition dates back thousands of years. After the conquest of Mexico, Europeans aligned the celebration to coincide with the religious observance of All Saints All´ Saints` 1. The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival. Day and All Souls Day, Nov. 1 and 2, respectively. During that time, families create ofrendas or altars decorated with the departed's favorite food, drink and keepsakes Keepsakes - A Collection is an anthology by All About Eve released on 13 March 2006. It is available either as a double CD or as a limited edition double CD and DVD set (the DVD containing the band's videos and television performances). , along with marigolds. Families of the deceased often spend the nights graveside grave·side n. The area beside a grave. , eating and celebrating with their loved ones. Here is a list of observances: --The San Fernando Museum of Art History honors the dead with ofrendas and works from other local artists, 3-7 p.m. today, 519 S. Brand Blvd., San Fernando. Free. Call (818) 838-6360. --A daylong celebration with dozens of elaborately decorated altars and an opening procession featuring hundreds of folklorico dancers, 3-11 p.m. today, Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the north wall, or back, of Paramount Studios, who, with RKO Studios, bought 40 acres by 1920. , 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Free. Call (323) 496-3218 or see www.ladayofthedead.com. --Hermon Park will be transformed into a cemetery with dozens of altars. This year's theme is Legends in Music, and Lalo Guerrero, the father of Chicano music, will be honored, 5-9:30 p.m. Sunday, 5568 Via Marisol, Highland Park. Free. Call (323) 259-0861 or see www.artinthepark.us. --Olvera Street merchants host Dia de los Muertos, with a dozen altars, mariachi music, Aztec dancers and nightly processions or novenarios, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Free. El Pueblo Historical Monument, Placita Olvera, 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles. Call (213) 485-8372 or see www.cityofla.org. --One of the area's longest-running celebrations, 3-10 p.m. Wednesday at Self Help Graphics & Art, 3802 Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Los Angeles. Free. Call (323) 881-6444 or see www.selfhelpgraphics.com. --Family Festival with a puppet show and a kids art studio, 5-8 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center, 7222 Remmet Ave., Canoga Park. Free. Call (818) 346-7099. --The city's festival featuring altars, music by Quetzal quetzal (kĕtsäl`) or quezal (kāsäl`), common name for a magnificent bird of the family Trogonidae (trogon family), found in the rain forests from S Mexico to Costa Rica at altitudes of up to 9,000 and La Internacional Sonora Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 6 on Sherman Way between Canoga and Jordan avenues, Canoga Park. Free. Call (818) 346-4892 or see www.mainstreetcanogapark.org. --Puro Muerto, La Mano ma·no n. pl. ma·nos A hand-held stone or roller for grinding corn or other grains on a metate. [Spanish, hand, mano, from Latin manus, hand; see manner.] Press hosts a celebration with four altars, two traditional bands from Michoacan and 29 artists, 7-11 p.m. Nov. 12. La Mano Press, 1749 N. Main St., Los Angeles. Free. Call (323) 227-0650 or see www.puromuerto.com. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Otto Baron of Temecula sits in his 1959 Cadillac SS hearse at the Petersen Automotive Museum The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a non-profit organization specializing in the education and history of , the starting point for the attempt at the world's longest hearse procession, set for 1-2 p.m. today. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (2) David Jimenez, a volunteer at the San Fernando Museum of Art & History, displays a mask that will be used in an altar designed by Olivia Robledo, part of a Dia de los Muertos exhibit today. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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