Lone Pine Dia De Los Muertos Festival 2016
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Dia de los muertos

LONE PINE FESTIVAL OCT 31 & Nov 6th 2016
Raffle
See what prizes you can win
contest
Learn about the Ofrenda (altar) contest
and workshops.
festival
Discover what Dia de Los Muertos
is all about
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WHAT IS THE LONE PINE DIA DE LOS
MUERTOS FESTIVAL?

There are three main components to the event:  We invite participation, attendance, and celebration from community members and visitors of all cultures and ages, both Hispanic, and non-Hispanic in Inyo County, portions of the 395 corridor, and beyond.

ALTAR WALK VOTING CLOSES
Sun. Nov. 6th
3.00pm

Get your last minute votes in. You can vote for any of the 15 altars at any of the 8 locations indicated on the map. There will be a ballot box at the cultural celebration in Spainhower park too. You can vote as many times as you wish! - Prize giving at the park  Sun Nov. 6th 4.00pm

ALTAR WALK MAP

Click Map to download
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FESTIVAL - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6

2. The Lone Pine Dia de los Muertos festival at Spainhower Park 10am - 5pm on Sunday November 6  FREE ADMISSION
•Arts and Crafts and Food Vendors 
•Free Activities for children
•Community Altar
•Face Painting available and costumes encouraged
•Raffle prizes on display and tickets sales

​ON BANDSTAND
Morning:
 - Music performances by 
George Castaneda and Bart Jarnagin
 - Dance performances by Gemma’s Youth Dance Troupe
Afternoon:
- Grupo Musica Misterio MX, live perfomance of Musical Mix Including: Mariachi, Cumbia, Nortena
​4 pm: Raffle prize drawing .  Altar & Art contest prizes awarded
4 30 pm: Closing activities, symbolic candle lighting, procession to Community Altar


CELEBRATION
Discover what the events are all about.

INFORMATION
Learn about Dia de Los Muertos

PARTICIPATION
Discover how you can join in

TEMPTATION
See the raffle items on sale

EDUCATION
Learn about our outreach to schools

COLLABORATION
Information for businesses, co sponsors and vendor forms

COMPETITION
Learn about the Altar making contest.

INSPIRATION
Some tips & links to get your creative juices flowing.

DONATION
Your time, material, skills or money are gratefully received.

APPRECIATION

A big thank you to all who have supported us so far

CONNECTION 
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Contact us:
Jeanie Smith
Judyth Greenburgh
Katy Guidero Diaz de Leon -
T: 760 876 4321

WHAT IS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS?

 Dia de Los Muertos dates  back to the ancient Aztecs
It is a traditional Hispanic cultural celebration of beloved and deceased, family, friends and ancestors.  It is a family centered, joyful, symbolic and colorful celebration of life
using arts and crafts, music, dancing, foods and beverages, flowers and costumes.

In the USA Dia de Los Muertos events and festivals are very popular, cross‐cultural, and held annually in many cities and communities. Relevant merchandise is available for purchase in mainstream stores and catalogs. Many art and cultural museums and venues host Dia de Los Muertos related exhibitions.The contextual focus of the Lone Pine Dia de los Muertos Festival is to celebrate, be educational, and promote diverse cultural and creative participation.

We will outreach to the public within the Lone Pine  community, and the greater Inyo County and “395 corridor”. The festival will be of interest, offer entertainment, and serve to bring culturally -  and age diverseparicipants and visitors into our community and businesses.

The festival will include various Dia de Los Muertos-related components including arts, crafts, decor, food, beverage, vendors, ofrenda exhibits in town locations, music, dancing, costumes and face painting.

WHAT IS AN OFRENDA?

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WE INVITE YOU TO MAKE AN ALTAR TO DISPLAY
On October 31st during Lone Pine’s Trick or Treat, we will be having an art walk featuring Ofrendas (altars) that the community have created. We will offer workshops to assist people in making them . Your ofendas  will be on display, hosted by businesses in Lone Pine from October  31st until the Cultural Celebration on Sunday November 6th. The public will vote and prizes will be awarded .

Ofrendas (altars) are at the heart of the celebrations and are created in remembrance and honor of the beloved.
Symbolic decor includes candles, bright-colored flowers,
especially marigolds, favorite foods, sweet bread, whimsical folk art and caricatures in the form of skulls and skeletons, provide some of the final touches.

The  altar  (or  ofrenda)  is  a  wonderful  multi-cultural  activity  for  home  or  classroom. Everyone  can participate and put something, either traditional or symbolic, on the altar.  The altar is where people can express their feelings for those loved ones being honored.  Americans (and non-Catholics) are beginning to adopt this tradition and now altars are becoming
popular in private homes as well as in public places.

The  entire  family  work  together  in  the decoration;  much the same as Americans who decorate a Christmas tree together.  The  altar  provides  a  feast  for  the  visiting  spirits. Favorite  items  of  the  person  being  honored  are displayed on the altar.  

Traditionally, on November 1 ~ the day honoring children ~ altars are filled with everything in miniature:  toys, chocolate, little glasses of milk & candies.  On November 2 ~ the day honoring adult spirits ~ cigarettes, mezcal, bottles of soda, stacks of handmade tortillas,  pan de muerto (a rich egg bread which is either decorated or braided), special turkey in mole sauce, nuts, tamales and special personal items of the muerto (like a hat or piece of jewelry) adorn the altar.  

An altar may honor more than one person and a cross made of marigold petals recognizes each person.  Names of the honored guests are put on sugar skulls, oranges, apples and big loaves of bread.  Little skeleton figurines and sugar skulls are used to decorate the altar and poke fun at death. Members of the family never eat off the altar until the food has been enjoyed by the spirits and they have safely returned to heaven.  But on November 3, the family enjoys a feast they've been waiting for all year
MAIN STREET ALTAR  WALK - Oct 31st - Nov 6th  KICK OFF TRICK OR TREAT NIGHT 5pm
CULTURAL CELEBRATION IN SPAINHOWER PARK
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6TH 2016

T: 760 876 4321
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The Lone Pine Dia de los Muertos festival  thanks  Healthy Communities  of Southern Inyo County  which is a community 501 (c) (3) designated non-profit corporation
  • WELCOME
    • About Dia de los Muertos
    • Contest & workshops >
      • Altar Walk Entry form
    • Raffle
  • PARTICIPATE
    • Contest & workshops >
      • Altar Walk Entry form
    • DOWNLOAD FORMS
  • DONATE