The dance group Mexicas and the Mexican Association kick off the museum’s Día de Muertos celebrations!
Día de Muertos is a vibrant tradition in which many different cultures honor their dead by remembering loved ones who have passed away. During the autumn school break, we decorate the museum and celebrate Día de Muertos with a wide range of activities for both children and adults.
This year, we will open our Día de Muertos celebrations with a performance by Mexicas, taking us on a musical and visual journey through northern and central Mexico. Through folkloric dance, the traditions of the regions of Nuevo León, Sinaloa, and Jalisco are honored. In addition, La Catrina will be celebrated through a competition organized by Mexicas, inviting everyone to dress up and apply makeup as a traditional Catrina.
The Mexican Association in Gothenburg will also present an artistic installation recreating a Mexican cemetery during Día de Muertos.
In Mexican tradition, the cemetery is an important place of remembrance and of encounters between the living and the dead. During Día de Muertos, graves are decorated with flowers, candles, colors, and personal mementos. The belief is that the dead return to visit the living. Death is not seen as an absence, but as a different form of presence.
The installation, El Umbral del Panteón, has been created collaboratively through the association’s partnership with ABF Väst. Participants have built graves, calaveras, Catrinas, cempasúchil flowers, and other elements of the installation.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to leave a personal memory by writing it on a butterfly and placing it within the cemetery installation.
Host: Nancy Contreras
Mexicas
Mexicas is a dance group that has showcased Mexican culture through dance for more than 30 years. Mexican folklore consists of a wide variety of traditional dances, featuring different costumes, movements, and expressions depending on the region they represent.
The Mexican Association
The Mexican Association preserves and promotes Mexican culture through seminars, cultural events, and study circles, creating opportunities for people to meet, learn, and exchange experiences. The association is open both to Mexicans living in Sweden and to anyone interested in Mexican culture.
This event is a collaboration between the Museum of World Cultures, Mexicas, The Mexican Association, and ABF.
Part of the Planeta Festival, featuring music and dance from around the world!
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Would you like to participate in the competition?
Email mexicasgot[at]gmail.com for more information and registration