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Details:Tuesday, October 20, 2026
4 - 5 p.m.
Storytime Room
More info: https://www.icpl.org/events/68619/world-club-guatemalan-barriletes-dia-de-muertos
Join us for the exciting World Club on the third Tuesday of every month! Discover a new world culture each time through engaging stories, games, crafts, activities, and even delicious food. All ages and backgrounds are welcome!
Kites are known as barriletes in Guatemala. The practice of flying barriletes during Día de Muertos (the Day of the Dead) festivities is a tradition connected to their Mayan ancestry. The culture of making beautiful giant kites and flying them over the cemeteries of Guatemala is a form of honoring and communicating with ancestors, family members and friends that have passed on. Today we will learn more about this Mayan tradition celebrating the dead through the art of giant kites, and create our own colorful barriletes in honor of the upcoming Día de Muertos celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2.
Open to the public
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
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