"We memorialize those who have come before us but whose relationship is still very much alive and present to us. We do so with music, food and dance. It is a way for us to welcome back those who have passed on."
"they commune with the living so they partake of this bread. And of course, after, we pick that up from the altar. That's what we share."
"in this country, I feel like collectively we're feeling a grief, and whether you are documented or not you're being very impacted by what's going on."
Mexican communities across New York City keep Día de los Muertos alive with folkloric dance, mariachi music and community altars. At the Church of the Good Shepherd in Brooklyn, young performers presented Xochipitzahuatl, a Huasteca tradition whose name means 'little flower' and that connects dancers with ancestors. The celebration centers on music, food and dance to welcome back deceased loved ones and sustain ongoing relationships with the dead. Ofrendas display images and favorite foods, which are shared after communing with the spirits. Altars also honor people lost to immigration raids, signaling collective mourning and political loss.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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