Event
Día de los Muertos ~ Celebrando las Misiones
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Mission San Jose: 6701 San Jose Drive, San Antonio, TXDates & Times
Date:
Friday, November 2, 2018
Description
The City of San Antonio World Heritage Office presents Día de los Muertos: “Celebrando la Misiónes de las Familias Descendientes” de San Antonio, “Celebrating Mission Descendant Families”. In collaboration with the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Mission San José Neighborhood Association and Mission Descendant Families, Mission Marquee Plaza will host the inaugural Día de los Muertos Celebration on Friday, November 2, 2018.
The celebration will kick off at Mission San Jose Granary with over 10 mission descendant families’ ofrendas on display; educational show-and-tell workshop; chant and drumming, blessing of the ofrendas, and a dance and drum procession from the Mission San Jose Granary to the Mission Marquee Plaza lead by the Tehuan Band of Mission Indians and Native American Inter-Tribal Group.
The Dia de los Muertos celebration continues at the Mission Marquee Plaza. The community is invited to contribute offerings to the Community Altar, transforming the stage to a large altar, celebrating friends and family who have passed.
Images will be displayed on the big screen during a dance, drum and blessing by Native American Inter-Tribal Group and Tehuan Band of Mission Indians. This overview of the history, tradition and symbolism of el Dia de los Muertos will be narrated by Emma Ortega, and include interactive art workshops led by educator and local artist Terry Ybanez. Live face painting and artisan vendors will line the lawn.
Live music by Los De Esta Noche and dance performances by Teresa Champion Dance Academy. Food trucks and vendors will be onsite!
The evening will end with a special screening of the film, “The Book of Life.”
The celebration will kick off at Mission San Jose Granary with over 10 mission descendant families’ ofrendas on display; educational show-and-tell workshop; chant and drumming, blessing of the ofrendas, and a dance and drum procession from the Mission San Jose Granary to the Mission Marquee Plaza lead by the Tehuan Band of Mission Indians and Native American Inter-Tribal Group.
The Dia de los Muertos celebration continues at the Mission Marquee Plaza. The community is invited to contribute offerings to the Community Altar, transforming the stage to a large altar, celebrating friends and family who have passed.
Images will be displayed on the big screen during a dance, drum and blessing by Native American Inter-Tribal Group and Tehuan Band of Mission Indians. This overview of the history, tradition and symbolism of el Dia de los Muertos will be narrated by Emma Ortega, and include interactive art workshops led by educator and local artist Terry Ybanez. Live face painting and artisan vendors will line the lawn.
Live music by Los De Esta Noche and dance performances by Teresa Champion Dance Academy. Food trucks and vendors will be onsite!
The evening will end with a special screening of the film, “The Book of Life.”