Experience an unforgettable celebration of Día de Muertos in magical Oaxaca, with stunningly decorated altars, street parades, vibrant music, costumed revelers, all-night vigils in cemeteries, marigold flowers, copal incense, dazzling murals throughout the city. Watercolor class: we’ll paint imagery and symbolic representations of our loved ones to honor their memories, assemble a beautiful group altar and build a tapete de arena (sand tapestry). Field trips: to a mercado to shop for altar decorations and offerings, visits to 2 cemeteries where Oaxaqueños lovingly decorate the graves of their ancestors and bring offerings to share with their spirits, and master artisan studios including tapetes (woven wool rugs), alebrijes (carved wooden objects), and the Mujeres del Barro Rojo (Women of the Red Clay).
 
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Instructor: Pedro Cruz Pacheco + Corrie McCluskey
Cost: $2795 (lodging included)
Sponsor: Talismán Oaxaca/Oaxaca Dreams
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