COMMUNITY DIA DE LOS MUERTOS PRACTICE

Every year we gather to remember and honor our beloved dead with the Annual Dia De Los Muertos & Dia De Los Angeles Community Altar.

This is your altar. You are encouraged to bring paper offerings (photocopied photographs glued to card-stock, poems, drawings, etc.) to hang in the Tree of Life or add to the ofrenda. Small calavera cards will be provided on the front porch (to protect them from the elements). The altar space will remain up to receive community offerings and as a gathering place until November 4th (weather permitting). The official days of celebration for Dia De Los Angeles (Day of the Angels for our departed children) and Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) are November 1-2. Please note that the altar is outside and accessible to the public. Use offerings and remembrance items you are comfortable leaving in the elements, unguarded. If it is important to you that your item be part of the closing Fire Ceremony, please note that laminated items and items otherwise unsuitable for burning cannot go into the Ritual Fire. Please collect any personal items you wish to keep by the day before the Fire Ceremony or join us at 4:00 on Nov. 4th as we unite for the loving disassembly of the altar and ritual fire, in the culmination of our annual remembering practice (weather permitting) (Sign-up necessary). There are innumerable ways and opportunities to participate and the Ofrenda will be completely accessible to all, for the entire duration of the event, from the October assembly through the November ceremony. Please be mindful that the altar is in our yard but respectful participation and contemplation are encouraged without time-limits. The altar is always open. Sign-ups appreciated for planning purposes if participating in crafting or disassembly/fire. Please join us; many hands and hearts make the greatest magic. Our community is not defined by geographical-space but by heart-space and we welcome you into ours.

This is a family-friendly, inclusive, loving, safer space. If an offering is deemed inappropriate it will be removed, blessed, and respectfully disposed of.

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VEWING & USING THE ALTAR:

NO SIGN UP NECESSARY to view or add to the altar during its installation.

ALTAR BUILD/FLOWER MAKING

Sign up to join us in altar creation and traditional paper marigold making.

DISASSEMBLY/RITUAL FIRE

Sign up to join us in reverent disassembly of the altar and ceremonial closing fire.