2008 Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland

When
Sun Oct 26, 2008
Where
Fruitvale Village
Time
10am-5pm
Tags
City Events, Cultural Festivals
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Description

The tradition of Día de Los Muertos , or Day of the Dead, grew out of a combination of Indian beliefs and the European Christianity brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Native American peoples have long seen death as one transition in a continuum; for centuries, the Aztec, Toltec and Maya buried their dead in earthenware pots full of food and jewelry so the person would have all that they might need in their next life.

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Location

  1. Fruitvale Village
    1843 Bridge Ave, Oakland, CA