The scene was quite enchanting- children running about, making skeleton crafts, face painting and wonderful music! The children were performing traditional songs in Spanish, such as "De Colores", a personal favorite of mine. Charming, simple events like this seem to be so rare these days. It was fun to see families of this amazing community enjoying themselves at a traditional event, celebrated in an "old fashioned" way. Monday, November 8, 2010
Old Fashioned Dia De Los Muertos
One beautiful Sunday in November, I was out enjoying the day with my two little ones. We happened upon a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival near De la Guerra Plaza in the old downtown area of Santa Barbara. It was set in a small courtyard, adorned with colorful tissue paper flowers over wooden archways and bright paper streamers overhead. there was a beautiful altar overflowing with candles, skeletons, trinkets and an old colored photograph of Frida Kahlo.
The scene was quite enchanting- children running about, making skeleton crafts, face painting and wonderful music! The children were performing traditional songs in Spanish, such as "De Colores", a personal favorite of mine. Charming, simple events like this seem to be so rare these days. It was fun to see families of this amazing community enjoying themselves at a traditional event, celebrated in an "old fashioned" way.
The scene was quite enchanting- children running about, making skeleton crafts, face painting and wonderful music! The children were performing traditional songs in Spanish, such as "De Colores", a personal favorite of mine. Charming, simple events like this seem to be so rare these days. It was fun to see families of this amazing community enjoying themselves at a traditional event, celebrated in an "old fashioned" way. 
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