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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Catrina and Catrin Dress Contest will begin at 4:30 pm in the Community Park
\nfollowed by a Candle Light Procession to the Cemetary. Those wishing to compete
\nin the Catrina Contest must be signed up by 4pm. Visit our facebook page or stop
\nby our booth in the Park to sign up. Those wishing to participate in the procession
\nshould meet in the Park at 5:45 pm. Make sure to bring your flashlight and warm
\nclothing. Mexican hot chocolate and pan de muertos will be available for purchase
\nafter the brief ceremony and traditional story.
\nThe Folklorica Dancers will be offering dancing lessons in the Native Sons Hall
\nbeginning at 2pm. Sign up at our booth in the Park.
\nJoin us for the celebration in the Park from 11:00 pm to 4:00 pm featuring face
\npainters, folklorico dancers, rondalla musicians and artisan vendors. Traditional
\nfood and drinks will be for sale in the Park until 4:00 pm or whenever we sell out.
\nPurchases of food, wine and beer will benefit the Murphys Community Club who are
\nresponsible for maintaining and improving our lovely park along the creek.
\nIn the event of rain, all entertainment and food sales will be located in the Native
\nSons Hall at 389 Main Street in Historic Downtown Murphys.
\nThis ancient holiday traces it\u2019s roots back to the indigenous cultures of Mexico, Latin
\nAmerica and Europe but has become inextricably intertwined with the Catholic
\nobservance of All Saints Day and All Souls Day over time. Although this celebration
\nis associated with the dead, it is traditionally a period full of life, happiness, color,
\nfood, family and fun. In Mexico, outdoor markets display and sell symbolic items
\nlike special breads, pottery, baskets, candles, paper puppets, candy skulls and
\nflowers. Skeletons are also an important symbol of this day and are displayed
\nhugging, dancing and laughing in shop windows and on street corners.
\nTraditional activities are believed to \u201cwelcome the souls of the dead.\u201d The souls are
\nsaid to return each year to enjoy the pleasures of the life that they once
\nhad. These souls are thought to return as spirits from another world to be with
\ntheir loved ones for a few brief hours. A widely held belief is that the souls of
\nchildren (angelitos) return first so food and gifts appealing to children are set out
\nfor them. The adult dead are said to return a day or two later and their favorite
\nitems as well as elaborate food and drink are set out for them as well. It is believed
\nthat candle light as well as the scent of marigolds and copal incense will help the
\nghosts find their way back home.
\nThe public is welcome to participate in the remembrance of loved ones by
\ncontributing items to the altars. Please contact the individual business owner first
\nthough to make sure there is an appropriate space for your item. This year Milliaire
\nTasting Room will host a Community Ofrenda, The Pourhouse will have crafts for
\nchildren and The Lucky Penny will host letter writing to those who have passed.
\nMake sure to check out our program online to see a list of all the Ofrendas and
\nactivities or pick up a printed program at our booth in the Park. Programs will also
\nbe available at The Spice Tin, Marisolio Tasting Room, Tanner Vineyards Tasting
\nRoom, Bodega del Sur Tasting Room and The Lucky Penny in the week before the
\nevent.
\nLike the event on Facebook Dia De Los Muertos Murphys California where you can
\nfind additional information on this year’s celebration, a downloadable program and
\nmap and sign up to participate in the Catrin\/Catrina contest. Or visit us at
\nhttp:\/\/visitmurphys.com\/ for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Murphys, CA…Murphys merchants and tasting rooms will be celebrating our Seventh Annual Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, on Saturday, November 5th from 11-6 pm. Participating businesses and vendors will be offering authentic cultural art, food, sugar skulls, face painting and live music, as well as displaying ofrendas (altars) celebrating the lives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1599,"featured_media":26576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-life-style","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DOD-Poster-2016-Banner.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}