Posts Tagged ‘Dia de los Muertos’
Recap of 10th Annual Mikiztli Dia de Los Muertos Phx Festival
Tlazokahmati! Thanks to all participants: artists and community – from the annual #Mikiztli Dia de los Muertos festival in Phoenix! Photos by Jose Munoz https://www.photosbyjosemunoz.com
Read MoreWhy Mikiztli? [Meeh-keesh-tleeh]
This year the Cultural Coalition, Inc. has changed the name of the annual Dia de los Muertos Festival to “Mikitztli” because of the blatant commercialization and cultural appropriation of El Dia de Los Muertos theme and its related imagery. In order to better communicate and share this ancient indigenous cosmo-vision, we will decolonize the name of…
Read MoreMikiztli in Mesa – A Dia de Los Muertos Celebration!
Mikiztli [mee-keesh-tleeh] and its history can be found tracing far back into Anáhuac, the original name of pre-colonial Meso America. Before the arrival of the Europeans, the indigenous peoples had no word for death in the Náhuatl language. We viewed death as a transition from this life to the next, called Mikiztli, a transformation or…
Read MoreEverything you’ve always wanted to know about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
If you’ve never celebrated Dia de Los Muertos before, or learned about its history you might have some questions about the origin of the holiday. If you’re not a Spanish-speaker, you might even be unfamiliar with some of the vocabulary or traditions of Day of the Dead. Not to fear though! Today we’re answering all…
Read More7 Things You Need to Know Before Going to Dia de Los Muertos PHX Festival
You may never have attended a cultural event beyond a St. Patrick’s Day parade, so if you are going to Sunday’s Dia de Los Muertos PHX Festival, there are a few things you should know beforehand: 1: Dia de Los Muertos is NOT a “Mexican Halloween.” It is a celebration of the lives of those…
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