Posted by: John_Hamilton on 11/04/2012 01:12 PM
Updated by: John_Hamilton on 11/04/2012 01:25 PM
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Dia de los Muertos...Another Lively Event in Murphys
Murphys, CA...Murphys merchants and tasting rooms were celebrating and packed at the Third Annual Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, still going on through today. Participating businesses will be offered authentic cultural art, food, sugar skulls, face painting and live music, as well as displaying altars celebrating the lives of those who have passed on but are with us in heart and spirit on the Day of the Dead...
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This ancient holiday traces it’s roots back to the indigenous cultures of Mexico, Latin America and Europe but has become inextricably intertwined with the Catholic observance of All Saints Day and All Souls Day over time. Although this celebration is associated with the dead, it is traditionally a period full of life, happiness, color, food, family and fun. In Mexico, outdoor markets display and sell symbolic items like special breads, pottery, baskets, candles, paper puppets, candy skulls and flowers. Skeletons are also an important symbol of this day and are displayed hugging, dancing and laughing in shop windows and on street corners.
This event is another example of the maturing of Murphys as a local and tourist destination. This event was started just three years ago and has already matured into a great drawing event.
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