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Armando Ramirez of Mexico + Ballydehob
hosts a night of music, dance and culture, celebrating the creativity and tradition of the famous Mexican icon “la Catrina” with Fancy Dress Party,
DJS & Dancing in Levis Corner House.
Prize for the best dressed!
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CATRINA
8.30pm
Saturday
2nd November
Levis Corner House
No Bookings
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#liveatlevis #djs #ballydehob #westcork #samhainonthemizen #halloween #fancydress
A word from Armando
“ One of the most recognizable symbols of The Day of the Dead celebrations is the tall female skeleton wearing a fancy hat with feathers. You may have seen her in various contexts because the striking makeup has become very trendy in recent years. Her name is La Catrina and the essence of her story goes deep into Mexican traditions, but has been restyled in the last century.
The skeleton with the hat that we see today came to life in the early 1900’s by artist José Guadalupe Posada. Posada was a controversial and political cartoonist that was liked by the people and who drew and etched skeletons (calaveras) in a satirical way to remind people that they would all end up dead in the end. It is said that he drew the dandy-looking female skeleton with a fancy feathered hat because some Mexicans had aspirations to look wealthy and aristocratic like the Europeans at that time. A satirical drawing to remind people to be themselves and to stop trying to be something that they weren’t. No matter how rich or poor you were, no matter the color of your skin, and no matter what society you belonged to, you would all end up as skeletons. This was Posada’s message with his many caricatures of cavaleras sketched doing various daily activities. One of his most popular sayings was “Death is democratic”. Simple, but so very true! “
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Corner House, Main Street, Ballydehob, Ireland none, Levis Corner House, Ballydehob Community Centre, Main Street, Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland,Baltimore, Ireland, Cork
