Art & Culture: Day of the Dead

Art & Culture in Cozumel: Celebrations for Day of the Dead

 Greg Dietrich covers the celebrations planned for “Dia de Muertos” ….

To all our English speaking community and visitors, you are welcome to join us for the following activities to celebrate the day of the dead. 

Thursday, October 28^th

The Museum of the Island is inaugurating an art exhibition about the Day of the Dead 8pm.

Monday, October 31st.

Opening Ceremony.

A walking tour of one of the most prominent traditions: altars, also called “ofrendas” and hall of distinguished deceased Cozumel people.

Contest and award ceremony of the altar exhibition.

Gastronomy exhibition: Typical dishes of day of the dead.

An exhibition of the typical Quintana Roo altars to the dead .

Musical festival organized by the city culture department.

7-10 p.m.

Place: Benito Juarez Park.

Tuesday, November 1st

“Mayan Legends Tour” 7 p.m.

Place: Old Municipal Cemetery

Other Activities:

Altar exhibition and typical dishes of day of the dead.

Literary “Calaveras” Contest for children and adults

Catrinas fashion show.

“Poetry, legends and songs” Spectacle with the singer-story teller Brigi Pulido.

7-10 p.m.

Place: Benito Juarez Park.

Wednesday, November 2nd.

 A fun costumed family race “Catrines y Calaveras” ¡Run or they will catch you! Come with your “day of the dead”face make-up and traditional costume, and join this 2Km family  fun race   6 p.m.

Starting & Finishing at Benito Juarez Park.

Other Activities:

Altar exhibition & typical dishes of day of the dead.

Presentation of Cozumel’s Folkloric Ballet.

Music by singer Argelia Chacón.

7-10 p.m.

Place: Benito Juarez Park.

Arte y Cultura en Cozumel: Celebraciones para el Día de Muertos

Greg Dietrich cubre las celebraciones programadas para el Día de Muertos . . .

Jueves 27 de octubre

El Museo de la Isla inaugurará una exposición de arte sobre el Dia de Muertos. Jueves, 27 de octubre a las 8pm

Lunes 31 de Octubre

Ceremonia de inauguración:

Recorrido por los Altares de Muertos y la Rotonda de cozumeleños ilustres

Ceremonia de premiación de la Muestra y Concurso de Altares de Muertos

Muestra gastronómica con platillos típicos de Día de Muertos

Exhibición de Altar de Muertos típico de Quintana Roo

Presentación ensamble de músicos de la Dirección de Cultura

Hora: 7 – 10 pm

Lugar: Parque Benito Juárez

Martes 1 de Noviembre

Tour “Leyendas mayas”

Hora: 7 pm

Lugar: Panteón antiguo Municipal

Exhibición de Altares y Muestra de Platillos Típicos de Día de Muertos

Pasarela de Catrinas

Concurso de calaveritas literarias (para jóvenes y adultos)

Espectáculo “Poemas, leyendas y canciones” con la canta-cuentos Brigi Pulido

Hora: 7 – 10 pm

Lugar: Parque Benito Juárez

Miércoles 2 de Noviembre

Carrera familiar “Catrines y calaveras: ¡¡córrele que te alcanzan!!”

2 kilómetros de carrera

Salida y meta: Parque Benito Juárez

Hora: 6 pm

Exhibición de Altares y Muestra de Platillos Típicos de Día de Muertos

Presentación del Ballet Folclórico del Ayuntamiento

Presentación de la cantante Argelia Chacón

Ensamble musical  “México de noche”

Hora: 7 – 10 pm

Lugar: Parque Benito Juárez

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Greg first came to Cozumel in 1988 to scuba dive and enjoy the beaches of the east side of the island. He immediately fell in love with the island and its people. His dive master convinced him he should look into buying a house here… turns out his other job was as a real estate agent. Long story short, he bought a house here on that very first visit. Greg came back to Cozumel at least twice a year for the next 10 years.

In the spring of 1998, Greg had a successful glassblowing related business in Seattle Washington, the city that is known as the glass art center in the United States. In March, on the first night of his much needed vacation in Cozumel, he met Liliana Macotela. This encounter changed everything.

By the end of that year, he had sold his business, packed up his engraving machine, and moved here to the island. He opened his working studio/gallery, called Galeria Azul, in the downstairs of his home. He is still there to this day engraving and painting, and in general, enjoying his life here with his wife, Liliana.

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