La Ofrenda the Days of the Dead

Documents Mexican and Mexican American observances of Los Dias de Muertos. Emphasizes the enduring meaningfulness of practices and beliefs regarding death which appear pre-Columbian in origin.

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"Documents Mexican and Mexican American observances of Los Dias de Muertos. Emphasizes the enduring meaningfulness of practices and beliefs regarding death which appear pre-Columbian in origin."
"Documents Mexican and Mexican American observances of Los Dias de Muertos. Emphasizes the enduring meaningfulness of practices and beliefs regarding death which appear pre-Columbian in origin."@en
"Exploration of the cultural significance of the Mexican tradition of Los días de muertos, or Days of the dead. Its roots are traced to the beliefs of the Aztecs and other indigenous peoples, which were conflated with Catholic feasts introduced by the Spanish conquistadores ; also influential were the death images popularized by the engraver José Guadalupe Posada. Among the present-day Mexican practices examined are the making and selling of toys and art objects incorporating skeletons, skulls and other death images ; village plays and processions, with music and dancing, that employ death imagery for satirical purposes ; family traditions such as caring for the graves of loved ones, maintaining household altars in their memory, and holding feasts at which they are symbolically present. As the documentary moves from Mexico to the Mexican-American community in San Francisco, commentators discuss how the tradition functions as a link to the celebrants' cultural heritage and forebears, a means of bringing people together, and an approach to dealing with death, a topic generally shunned by western culture."
"Presents a non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals observed in the Mexican culture, in both Mexico and the U.S., to celebrate the Days of the Dead (Nov. 1 & 2)."@en
"Presents a non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals observed in Mexican culture, both in Mexico and California, to celebrate the Days of the Dead (November 1 and 2)."@en
"Summary: Presents a non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals observed in the Mexican culture, in both Mexico and the United States, to celebrate the Days of the Dead (November 1 and 2)."@en
"Documents Mexican and Mexican American observances of Los Días de Muertos. Emphasizes the enduring meaningfulness of practices and beliefs regarding death which appear pre-Columbian in origin."@en
"Documents Mexican and Mexican American observances of Los Días de Muertos. Emphasizes the enduring meaningfulness of practices and beliefs regarding death which appear pre-Columbian in origin."
"A film which explores varying approaches to death and dying in Mexico."@en
"Explores the Hispanic roots of the Day of the Dead observing its present-day celebration in Mexico and the United States."@en
"Presents a non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals observed in the Mexican culture, in both Mexico and the United States, to celebrate the Days of the Dead (November 1 and 2)."@en
"Presents a non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals observed in the Mexican culture, in both Mexico and the United States, to celebrate the Days of the Dead (November 1 and 2)."