National Museum of the American Indian1 Bowling GreenNew York NY 10004
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Description
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time for honoring our ancestors and those we have lost. This day of remembering features traditional dances by New York-based Aztec dance group Cetiliztli Nauhcampa around the community ofrenda (altar) to honor ancestors.
Family-friendly activities include crafting a paper marigold, making papel picado (“perforated paper,” a traditional Mexican folk art made by cutting intricate designs into tissue paper), and writing a note to a loved one who has passed.
Who
all ages
Cost
FREEHow
This event takes place in the Rotunda.
