Celebrations and Holidays
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Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center. Día de Los Muertos , Day of the Dead, is an ancient Mexican and Mexican-American holiday with a historically rich tradition that integrates pre-Columbian and Catholic customs. It is often celebrated in Mexico on November 1st and 2nd.
The celebrations are based on the belief that the souls of the ones gone can come back to this world on these days. The Day of the Dead Altars, also known as ofrendas , are the most prominent feature in the celebration because they show the souls the way to their home. Altars make the souls, animas , feel welcomed and show them they have not been forgotten.
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The Lafayette Library invites the community to add photos, messages, and symbolic items to our altar through November 14th. We kindly request that you refrain from leaving priceless possessions. Instead, we suggest bringing photocopies of your special photos.
This will ensure that your cherished memories can be included in our altar while preserving the original items. Please label your items with your name and phone number on the back, so library staff can call you when it's taken down. Let's come together as a community to remember, celebrate, and pay our respects to those who live on in our hearts and memories.
La Biblioteca de Lafayette te invita a participar en nuestro "Altar comunitario del Día de los Muertos". Puedes traer fotos, mensajes y objetos personales que tengan algún significado especial, y sean recordatorios de las personas o mascotas que hayan fallecido, para añadirlos al altar del Día de los Muertos, que estará en exhibición hasta el 14 de Nov. Te pedimos de preferencia traer fotocopias de las fotos originales, para no arriesgar los objetos de valor personal, e incluir nombre y teléfono en la parte de atrás, para que les podamos llamar cuando termine la exhibición.
Unámonos como comunidad para recordar, celebrar y rendir homenaje a aquellos que viven en nuestros corazones y recuerdos.
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