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Our Annual Altar for

El Día De Los Muertos

The Day of the Dead


October 28 - November 11, 2017

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The Altar

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El Altar

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An altar is a structure, usually religious in nature, on which different offerings and sacrifices are placed. It is a place where people communicate with and worship their gods. The altar’s original purpose in pre-Hispanic Latin America was for worshipping gods and conducting human sacrifice in exchange for fruitful crops; special altars were almost always constructed for the god of the sun. Many altars were built at the highest point of a building or structure and held great importance in designing Aztec cities.
 
Eventually, the altar transitioned from being a non-Christian symbol to holding important status in the Christian church, where it occupies a prominent place within its confines. Many individuals build altars in their homes to worship patron saints, and most frequently, on the 1st and 2nd of November, (Day of the Dead), people construct altars to give offerings to the souls of their deceased ancestors.


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Un altar es una estructura religiosa, en lo cual ofrendas diferentes y sacrificios están puestos. Es un lugar donde la gente comunica y honra sus dioses. El propósito original del altar en prehispánico Latinoamérica era honrar los dioses y para el sacrificio humano en cambio por las cosecheas exitosas; altares especiales eran construidos para el dios del sol. Muchos altares eran hechos al punto más alto de los edificios o estructuras y tenían gran importancia en la diseña de las ciudades aztecas.
 
Eventualmente, el altar transformaba de un símbolo que no era cristiano a tener una posición relativa in la iglesia cristiana donde ocupa un sitio principal. Muchas personas construyan altares en sus casas para honrar algunos santos, y con mucha frecuencia, el 1 y 2 de noviembre (Día de los muertos), la gente hace altares par dar ofrendas a las almas de los ancestros fallecidos.


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  • Exhibitions
    • Spotlight Gallery
    • Current Exhibition >
      • A FORTUNE INSIDE MY PIGGY BANK
      • ZOOMORPHIC CLAY CENSER
      • Bandera Ware >
        • A painting by José Salazar
    • Past Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • Native Mexican Garment
      • The Joy of Nativity Scenes
      • Our Day of the Dead Altar
      • Women of Mexican Independence (1810)
      • Divine Pitchers/ Jarras Divinas
      • Cinco de Mayo display
      • Legends of Mexican Cinema photos
      • Navidad Mexicana
      • Day of the Dead Altar 2021
      • Independence Day Display 2021
      • Splendors of "The Tree of Life"
      • Mexican Independence Day
      • Navidad 2020
      • Old Postcards from México
      • La Catrina from its origins
      • OTOMÍ DREAM
      • NATIVITY SCENES 2019
      • Three Wise Man Celebration
      • DAY OF THE DEAD 2019
      • Whimsical Tales of Ocumicho
      • Mexican Independence Day display 2019
      • Lacquers from Uruapan
      • Mariachi outfit and its history
      • The Popular Mexican Velvet Hat
      • Cinco de Mayo -2019
      • Green-Glazed Ceramics
      • Double Exhibition
      • Chistmas Nativities-2018
      • Day of the Dead / El Día de Los Muertos 2018
      • Patriotic Play: Figures of the Mexican Revolution
      • Mexican Independence Day 2018
      • Fiesta Display: Traditional Mexican Embroidery
      • A Photographic Stroll
      • Traditional Toys
      • Cinco de Mayo 2018
      • Splendors of Oaxacan Art
      • Nacimiento Navideño 2017
      • Día De Los Muertos 2017
      • Birds of Clay: Burnished Pottery from Jalisco
      • ¡Alebrijes! Alebrijes!
      • Mystical Masks / Máscaras Místicas
      • Nacimiento Navideño/ Nativity Sets & Scenes 2016
      • El Día De Los Muertos 2016
      • Muñecas Tradicionales / Traditional Dolls
      • Barro Petatillo y Petate de Palma
      • Dîa de los Muertos 2015
      • Bandera Ware/ Flag Ware
      • Saintly and Spirited: Art Made of Tin
      • ¡LOTERÍA! Mexico's Game of Chance and Poetry
      • Tree of Life / El Arbol de la Vida
      • Mexico Dreams Animals
      • Transportation ¡DALE!
      • ¡Buen Provecho! Dining in Mexico
  • About
  • Events
    • Past Events
  • Get Involved
    • Donations
  • Links
  • Collections
    • Tin Art
    • Bandera Ware
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