Name: Tianguis de Día de Muertos, Food and Culture Bazaar
Start: 2024-11-02T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Folken

$Tianguis de D\u00eda de Muertos, Food and Culture Bazaar$

Tianguis de Día de Muertos, Food and Culture Bazaar
2 November, 14:00-18:00
Join us as we celebrate and honor the lives of those who have passed. We will celebrate this beloved Mexican tradition with an art exhibition, altars to commemorate our loved ones, activities for children and families, piñatas and a costume contest. Delicious authentic Mexican and Latin American food for very affordable prices as well as traditional Mexican items, toys and other merch!
This family friendly event will be held at Folken in Grottene!
Ticket price 150 with reduced fees for students, children, youth and families!
Our music festival, this year featuring 5 musical acts with performers from all over Latin America, will be held after, with doors opening at 19:30 just upstairs at Storsalen in Folken! so be sure to buy your tickets in advance!
Festival pass for the whole day just 350!
The Day of the Dead (el Día de Muertos), is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, traditional non-alcoholic drinks and celebration. A blend of Mesoamerican ritual, European religion and Spanish culture, the holiday is celebrated each year on the 1st and 2nd of November. El Día de Muertos is not, as is commonly thought, a Mexican version of Halloween, though the two holidays do share some traditions, including costumes and parades.
On the Day of the Dead, it’s believed that the border between the spirit world and the real world dissolves. During this brief period, the souls of the dead awaken and return to the living world to feast, drink, dance and play music with their loved ones. In turn, the living family members treat the deceased as honored guests in their celebrations, and leave the deceased’s favorite foods and other offerings at gravesites or on the altars/ofrendas built in their homes.
Ofrendas can be decorated with candles, bright marigolds called cempasuchil alongside food like stacks of tortillas and fruit.