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Live music, dancing, market, ofrenda
The Day of the Dead is the largest and most important folk festival in Mexico. According to ancient Mexican beliefs, on All Saints' Day, the dead come to visit from the afterlife and celebrate a contemplative and joyful reunion with the living with music, dance, and delicious food.
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Frau tanzt mit dem Tod im Humboldt Forum
Far beyond Mexico, this colorful, turbulent festival is celebrated all over the world, including in Berlin.
Come and join the party! At the Mexican Day of the Dead festival at the Humboldt Forum, you can expect a market, arts and crafts, workshops, and activities for children, as well as a colorful evening program that addresses the themes of death, migration, and racism with an ofrenda, theater, dance, performance, and live music. The celebrations bring together colonial and pre-Hispanic cultural traditions, with pre-Hispanic beliefs asserting themselves in a subversive way against Catholicism. The resulting fusion reflects the conflict between two worlds. The monarch butterfly accompanies us throughout the theme year “Beziehungsweise Familie” (Relationship: Family) with the Fiesta de Día de Muertos. It represents many families, their loving connection to the deceased, and the hope that their souls will find their way home every year during the Day of the Dead celebrations.
PARTICIPANTS
Calaca e.V.
FURTHER INFORMATION
- Languages: German, Spanish
- Humboldt Forum, foyer, ground floor, workshops, 1st floor
- Further information about the events will follow
- Tickets available from October 3
