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Celebrating life in the Day of the Dead in Linares

By Alejandra Isabel López Serrato

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How do you celebrate the Day of the Dead in your city?

The municipal government of Linares held the festival of The Day of the Dead on November 2, 2022 with the intention of honoring our deceased loved ones, through different cultural demonstrations such as folk dance, alebrijes, among others.

CELEBRATING LIFE IN THE DAY OF THE DEAD IN LINARES, NUEVO LEÓN.

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This event took place around 7:00 p.m. in the main square of the city, located right in front of the municipal presidency on Miguel Hidalgo street. In a family ambiance, people of all ages, from children to the elderly, enjoyed this festival from the benches in the plaza as well as from other angles or simply sitting on the sidewalk.

This event had a good response thanks to social networks since our mayor shared the flyer in which he talked about this festivity and mentioned that November 2 "is a day in which homage and thanks are paid to those who departed from this world".

The event began with an artistic demonstration by the dance group from the Culture House of Linares. The dancers, wearing typical costumes and makeup alluding to the day of the dead, danced songs like "La llorona", which is a traditional Mexican song that became popular at the time of the Mexican Revolution and tells a story of love and pain, and which is widely heard in this commemoration.

After that, an award ceremony was held for the basic level schools that were distinguished by the altar of the dead they made.

There was much joy on the part of the children and educational staff who attended the festival. To continue with the festivity, a group of young people played batucada, a musical expression that consists of a group of percussion instruments.

To the rhythm of this music, these young people presented large illuminated alebrijes that gave more color and joy to the celebration. Children, youth and adults from all over Linares honored the lives of those who are no longer here, dancing, singing and laughing.

CELEBRATING LIFE IN THE DAY OF THE DEAD

Here you can download the article in PDF format: Newspaper article_Celebrating life in the Day of the Dead.pdf

Multiple Choice

Which of the following options WAS NOT one of the cultural demonstrations in the celebration of the Day of the Dead in Linares, N.L.?

• folk dance

• The batucada

• Alebrijes

• Literary calaveritas

Multiple Choice

Why did this event had a good response?

• Because of the advertising on social media.

• Because people read the ads posted on the streets.

• Because it was announced in TV.

• Because it is an ancient tradition of the municipality.

Multiple Choice

According with the article, the song "La llorona" tells a story of love and pain.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to the article, what does "batucada" mean?

• an award ceremony

• a musical expression

• an homage

• a dance group

Multiple Choice

What gave more color and joy to the celebration of the Day of the Dead?

• The children

• The Alebrijes

• The decor of the place

• The award ceremony