Day of the Dead, SF 11/02/09

Contact:

Siouxsie Oki

Marigold Project

290 Napoleon St., Studio G

San Francisco, CA, 94124

Phone: 415-722-8911

http://www.dayofthedeadsf.org

San Francisco Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) Procession and Outdoor Altar Exhibit : Monday, November 2, 7:00pm, 24th & Bryant, FREE

San Francisco, CA- Please join thousands of families, community members, neighbors, artists, activists, and youth at the corner of 24th & Bryant in the Mission District of San Francisco at 7:00pm on Monday, November 2 for San Francisco’s annual Dia de los Muertos procession and public altar exhibit. The procession will end at the Festival of Altars in Garfield Park, located at 26th & Harrison.

Local artists have been commissioned to build community altars for the public display in Garfield Park. The theme for the Festival of Altars is Whispers of Death, celebrating ancestor wisdom. Please bring offerings to place on our community altars: candles, photographs, bread, other foods, flowers, toys and other symbolic offerings for people that have passed away.

Día de los Muertos is a traditional Meso-American holiday dedicated to the ancestors; it honors both death and the cycle of life. In Mexico, neighbors gather in local graveyards to share food, music, and fun with their families and extended community, both living and departed. In San Francisco, Day of the Dead has been celebrated since the early 70s with art, music, performances, a walking procession and community altars. This event is family friendly and Free.

For more information on San Francisco’s Day of the Dead: http://www.dayofthedeadsf.org.

For more information on the Procession, please contact Juan Pablo Gutierrez from Rescue Culture Collective: (650) 992-3817

For more information on the Festival of Altars, please contact Siouxsie Oki from the Marigold Project: (415) 722-8911 or email: siouxbabyblue@yahoo.com

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The Marigold Project is an entirely volunteer-run collective. We coordinate and commission the five large scale altars in Garfield Park on November 2 and publish informational materials about San Francisco’s Day of the Dead celebration. Marigold Project is fiscally sponsored by CounterPULSE. We are graciously supported by the Mission Merchants Association, San Francisco Arts Commission, community artists and individuals.