NEXT TUESDAY THE SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM BEGINS ITS ANNUAL FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES CELEBRATING DAYA DE LOS MUERTOS, THE DAY OF THE DEAD, A
MEXICAN HOLIDAY THAT CELEBRATES DECEASED LOVED ONES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF RITUALS, FOOD, AND FESTIVITIES.
LINDSEY GIBBS OF THE MUSEUM SAYS THE ACTIVITIES ARE PRESENTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND EACH YEAR THERE IS A SPECIAL THEME:
DAY1 OC…….THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY. :15
THE ALTARS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL GROUPS.
LOCAL SCHOOLS WERE INVITED TO MAKE AND DECORATE PAPER CANDLES TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION:
GIBBS SAYS THE ALTARS WILL BE ON DISPLAY OCTOBER 20 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1
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THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A NIGHT OF DANCING IN THE ATRIUM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, FROM 6:30-8:15 P.M.
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