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dia de los muertos

Dia de Los Muertos at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

November 7, 2016 by Veronica Vicente Leave a Comment

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By Veronica Vicente |Staff Writer| Hollywood Forever Cemetery, hosted their 17th annual "Dia de Los Muertos" festival on Oct. 29. The festivities started at noon and ran until midnight and ticket prices ranged from $10 for children and $20 for adults. This was a popular event, with thousands of people attending. The streets  were full of vendors selling home cooked foods and sweets, as well as sugar skull masks and accessories. The crowds were full of people wearing vibrant colors and the traditional sugar skull makeup. Upon entering the cemetery, the crowds immediately turned their attention to the hundreds of Aztec ritual dancers, who were performing their traditional … [Read more...] about Dia de Los Muertos at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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Knott’s Scary Farm

November 8, 2015 by Archived posts Leave a Comment

By Mireya Rodriguez |Staff Writer| Three different scare zones and 10 different mazes could be found at Knott’s Scary Farm from Sep. 24 through Oct. 31. In the Ghost Town Scare Zone, there were “Trick or Treat,” “Voodoo,” “Paranormal Inc.,” “The Tooth Fairy,” “Forevermore,” and “Pinocchio Unstrung.” Our group attended all of the mazes in Ghost Town. Ghost Town was the biggest scare zone with six mazes, and home to the most “monsters” scaring people at random. Our group was constantly scared by different creatures in Ghost Town, with their loud noises, creepy voices, and scary costumes. The second zone, “Carnevil Scare Zone” had only three mazes: “My Bloody Clementine,” … [Read more...] about Knott’s Scary Farm

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: dia de los muertos, fiesta de los muertos scare zone, ghostrider, Halloween, knott's berry farm, Knott's Scary Farm, scare, silver bullet

Cycle of life

November 8, 2014 by Archived posts Leave a Comment

By Cesar Perez |Staff Writer| CSUSB hosted its fourth annual Dia De Los Muertos event in celebration of Latino culture in our community. In many Latin cultures across Mexico and Central America, El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a celebration to commemorate the dead and the cycle of life and death. El Dia de Los Muertos is a widely celebrated holiday across Latin America and in highly Latino- populated areas in the United States. On Saturday Nov. 1, CSUSB held a unique and special celebration at the Robert & Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), sponsored by the Association of Latino Faculty, Staff and Students (ALFSS). CSUSB senior and DJ for the night, … [Read more...] about Cycle of life

Filed Under: Arts and Entertainment Tagged With: ALFSS, altar, calaveras, csusb, Culture, cumbias, Day of the Dead, dia de los muertos, festival, Latinos, mariachi, Mexican, mexican food, pan de muerto, RAFFMA

CSUSB celebrates Dia de Los Muertos

November 3, 2013 by Archived posts Leave a Comment

By Joel Hanke | Staff Writer | Mexican culture and tradition sweeps John M. Pfau Library off its feet for the Dia de Los Muertos holiday. Pfau Library’s noontime lecture honored Mexican heritage this past week by hosting two events demonstrating Hispanic art, music and cultural tradition. The first event, “Celebramos A Mexico” was hosted by professional artist Nancy Nieto on Oct. 28 from 12 to 1 p.m. to explore the many aspects important to the Mexican heritage like art and music. Nieto graduated from UCSB with an art degree in drawing and painting. She lived in Mexico City for over 20 years which influenced her artwork with Mexican/Aztec heritage, revolutionary figures and … [Read more...] about CSUSB celebrates Dia de Los Muertos

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Culture, dia de los muertos, Elsa Valdez, Frida Kahlo, Latinos, Mexican traditions, mexico, nancy nieto, Tradition

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