Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California Holds Free Day of the Dead Family Festival on November 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Orange County, California, will hold its Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) family festival on Sunday, November 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the museum's Key Courtyard and John M. Lee Court, with free admission. The festival honors the memories of loved ones who have passed through music, dance, art and traditional foods; visitors may bring a photo of a departed loved one or beloved pet to place on the community ofrenda (memorial altar), which remains on view through November 6.
Performances include Mariachi Anacatlan at 11:30 a.m., Marimba Tropical Los Angeles at 12:15 p.m., Relámpago del Cielo Folklorico at 1 p.m. and Xipe Totec Danza Azteca at 2:30 p.m., plus Los Cuates and classical guitarist Joel Aceves from noon to 3 p.m. Family activities throughout the day include free face painting, paper flowers and calavera masks, decorating wood milagros and ornaments, an instrument petting zoo from the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, and complimentary pan dulce and hot chocolate; sugar skulls and magnets are available to decorate for a fee.
The festival is part of the museum's free family festival series held on the first Sunday of each month. The Bowers Museum is at 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana; details at bowers.org.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：位于 Santa Ana 的鲍尔斯博物馆外观。Buchanan-Hermit 摄，CC BY，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Exterior of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Photo by Buchanan-Hermit, CC BY, via Wikimedia Commons.
