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Ofrenda - Art for the Dead
Ofrenda - Art for the Dead is an art exhibition and parade of local artists' shrines, altars, paintings, and other art based on the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) tradition.
Ofrenda remembers the dead and celebrates life (the two emphases of the holiday) with artist-made Dia de los Muertos altars and ofrendas (offerings) that venerate the beloved dead, and draw them to visit their loved ones, feast on their favorite food and drink, and listen to their favorite music.
Dia de los Muertos (el Dia) is a holiday dedicated to honoring and remembering dearly departed loved ones and celebrating the continuity of life. Individuals and families venerate their dead through the creation of ofrendas—offerings—such as figures, ornaments, sugar candies and breads, and other traditional item combined with flowers, candles and incense into beautifully elaborate installations. Death’s morbid side is buried under these altars and remembrances, as skeletons laugh, dance and sing—on this holiday the dead are full of life—and the living celebrate life’s embrace of death.