Día de los Muertos Fiesta
When: Sunday, November 1st at 5PM WRA | 7PM MG
Where: Cemetery in Dalaran, Broken Isles (37,45)
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In this time of spooky spirits and fascinating frights, have you remembered to pay respects to the dead? Those loved ones who passed on to the spirit realm? We have all experienced the sadness of loss, but we must remember to celebrate the memory of our loved ones. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a revelry that honors deceased loved ones with beautiful ofrendas (offerings), jovial music and delectable dishes! This festival encourages us all to examine the universal experiences of life and death.
LA MASQUERADE events proudly presents a colorful celebration to commemorate the dead! Join us for a Day of the Dead extravaganza like you have never seen before! Mariachi and various types of Latin music will invigorate the living & dead from dusk till moonrise. Calacas (skeleton) masks and calavera (skull) face painting will be offered for all. And there will be two special presenters speaking on the holiday from very different perspectives! You won’t want to miss this~
Art Raffles
Art raffles for pieces from two amazing and very talented Latine artists who are part of the WoW community.
BoilingHeart will be offering one person two sketched headshots! Link to Artwork- twitter .com/Boiling_Heart
Chicken will be offering one person a single sketched bust! Link to Artwork- twitter .com/LilChickie_
Anchor Update
Horde: Xepher-WyrmrestAccord
Alliance: Eoselle-WyrmrestAccord
Brief History of Dia de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos is a multi-day Mexican holiday that is celebrated in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America. The holiday is celebrated each year from October 31 till November 2nd. It involves family and friends gathering to pray for and remember loved ones who have passed away. The roots of this tradition started about 3,000 years ago from indigenous peoples such as the Aztecs and other Nahua people’s rituals for honoring the dead. They held a cyclical view of the universe, and saw death as an integral part of life. Upon dying, a person was believed to travel to Chicunamictlán, the Land of the Dead. Only after getting through nine challenging levels, a journey of several years, could the person’s soul finally reach Mictlán, the final resting place. In Nahua rituals honoring the dead, family members provided food, water and tools to aid the deceased in this difficult journey.
El Día de los Muertos is not, as is commonly thought, a Mexican version of Halloween, though the two holidays do share some traditions, including costumes and parades. On the Day of the Dead, it’s believed that the border between the spirit world and the real world dissolves. During this brief period, the souls of the dead awaken and return to the living world to feast, drink, dance and play music with their loved ones. In turn, the living family members treat the deceased as honored guests in their celebrations, and leave the deceased’s favorite foods and other offerings at gravesites or on the ofrendas built in their homes. Ofrendas can be decorated with candles, bright marigolds called cempasuchil and red cockcombs alongside food like stacks of tortillas and fruit. Pan de muerto is a type of sweet roll shaped like a bun, topped with sugar, and often decorated with bone-shaped pieces of the same pastry. Calaveras, or sugar skulls, display colorful designs to represent the vitality and individual personality of the departed.
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