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Friday 02 Nov 2012

Berkeley's Day of the Dead 2012

Date: 
Friday 02 Nov 2012
Meeting time: 
5pm
Hosted by: 
Antonette Loresca
Meeting Place: 
Shattuck Avenue
Visit Shattuck Ave. between Rose and Vine Streets in Berkeley for the Dia de los Muertos Celebration year 4 on November 2 to commemorate the souls of your dearly departed. Dress up in costume and big ghoulish heads made of paper or have your face done with free skeletal face painting. Community members bring their photos, flowers, candles, food or stories in the Community Altar from 5 to 9pm, will be blessed by the Aztec Dancers, Cuatli Mitotiana Mexica with their drums and lead an hour of candle light procession along a the marigold petal paths. There will be booths for food, wine and beer garden, fire dancers and art projects for kids and adults.  View event details.