Global Religious Festivals | Noche de Altares

Noche de Altares

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March 2, 2015
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“Religion and Immigration: The Day of the Dead Altar.” A reflection by Jennifer Scheper Hughes

Californians now have a way to honor and remember their dead. We no longer have to mourn them in private. The Day of the Dead public altar creates intimacy and …

Katrina-WSR
March 2, 2015
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“Theoretical sketches on Noche de Altares,” by Romi Mukherjee.

The following constitute a series of “theoretical sketches” which attempt, in a non-exhaustive manner to identify and distill some of the key nodal points of the anthropology of the Day …

Daisy Police 4th street
March 2, 2015
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“Specters of Race at Day of the Dead.” A reflection by Daisy Vargas.

As gentrification and economic development threaten immigrant spaces and histories in Santa Ana, activists have engaged local community to claim their place in the city by contesting governmental policies through …