Day of the Dead Family Fiesta

When:
Saturday, Oct 29, 2022 1:00p -
4:00p

Where:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
$ free with museum admission

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Categories:
Art, Good for Groups, History, Kid Friendly, Seasonal, University

Event website:
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-day-fiesta

Learn more about this joyful holiday, a national symbol of Mexico shared with the world.

The annual tradition of building ofrendas—altars with photos, favorite foods, and memorabilia of the departed—encourages visits by the souls, and is an occasion to honor and celebrate the lives of the departed. Enjoy three floors of activities for the young and young-at-heart including crafts, scent stations, traditional decorations, Nahuatl stories, decorating a sugar skull (extra $7 fee), painting demonstrations, folk dances and two live music performances. Outside the museum, visitors can purchase Mexican hot chocolate, café de olla, pan de muerto (sweet bread), and tamales from Jose’s Torta Mexicana. Mexican food trucks Tenoch and North East of the Border will also offer delicious tortas and tacos for sale.


Event activities are free with regular museum admission. Sugar skulls extra ($7 each). Free parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. 


Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University


Aprenda más sobre esta alegre fiesta, un símbolo nacional de México compartido con el mundo. La tradición anual de construir ofrendas con fotos, comidas favoritas y recuerdos de los difuntos fomenta las visitas anuales de las almas, y es una ocasión para honrar y celebrar la vida de los difuntos. Disfrute de tres pisos de actividades para los niños y los niños de corazón, incluyendo artesanías, estaciones de aromas, decoraciones tradicionales, historias en náhuatl, decoración de una calavera de azúcar (pago adicional), demostraciones de pintura, bailes folclóricos y dos actuaciones musicales en vivo. Fuera del museo, los visitantes podrán comprar chocolate caliente mexicano, café de olla, pan de muerto y tamales de Jose’s Torta Mexicana. Los camiones de comida de Tenoch y de North East of the Border también tendrán a la venta deliciosas tortas y tacos.


Actividades gratis con la entrada al museo. Calaveras de azúcar extra ( $7 cada una). Estacionamiento gratuito en el 52 Oxford Street Garage


Copatrocinado por el Museo Peabody de Arqueología y Etnología, los Museos de Ciencia y Cultura de Harvard, y el Consulado General de México en Boston y el Programa de México.

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