Hollywood celebrates “The Day of the Death”

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Hollywood celebrates “The Day of the Death”

The 2012 Dia de Los Muertos festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the largest celebration of it’s kind in California. This year’s event will reach back to the pre-Aztec roots of Dia De Los Muertos and explore the Mayan Gods, rituals and calendar. This celebration will be placed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, on 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038 this coming Saturday October 27, 2012 from 12PM to 12AM.

This joyful celebration of our ancestors will feature:

•Musical performances by Ozomatli, La Santa Cecilia, Very Be Careful, Las Cafeteras, and Tribu

•  100+ Altars created by members of the community to their ancestors and loved ones

•   Hundreds of Aztec Ritual Dancers in full costume

•  An Art Exhibition in the Cathedral Mausoleum

•  A children’s arts project area presented by LACMA (The Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

• A new Dance Plaza featuring historical and modern dance rituals

• Arts and Crafts vendors