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Day of the Dead Family Fiesta @HarvardDRCLAS

  • Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology 11 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02138 United States (map)

Learn more about this joyful holiday, a national symbol of Mexico shared with the world. The annual tradition of building ofrendas—altars with photos, favorite foods, and memorabilia of the departed—encourages annual visits by the souls, and is an occasion to honor and celebrate the lives of the departed. Enjoy three floors of activities for the young and young at heart including crafts, scent stations, traditional decorations, Nahuatl stories, decorating a sugar skull (extra fee), painting demonstrations, folk dances and two live music performances.