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Dancing skeletons and bright orange marigolds swirled together beneath blue skies, paper cut-out decorations fluttered in the autumn breeze and music enlivened the atmosphere last Saturday as the National Chavez Center at Keene celebrated the ancient festival of Dia de los Muertos. The “Day of the Dead” celebration was firmly established before the Spanish ever sighted (or blighted) the New World. Indigenous peoples living in what is now Mexico and Guatemala held an annual feast to remember and honor deceased loved ones, both to safely guide spirits to the afterlife and to encourage the dead to continue visiting their living relatives and friends. Not a somber event, Dia de los Muertos is colorful and celebratory though still respectful of those who have passed away. By involving all members of the family including young children in the festivities, the occasion tends to remove some of the fear and sorrow associated with death. Sometimes mistakenly confused with...
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