October 28th –29th
Dia De Muertos @Seattle Centre (free)
Burke Museum : Celebration of souls: Day of the Dead in Southern Mexico.
Now Through 12/31
The Burke Museum presents a traveling exhibit exploring the history and significance of Day of the Dead celebrations in Oaxaca, a southern region of Mexico this fall. A Celebration of Souls: Day of the Dead in Southern Mexico, shows 29 stunning photographs capturing a typical Oaxacan Day of the Dead holiday. This exhibition was organized by The Field Museum in collaboration with Mars, Incorporated.
Each November 1 and 2, on the Christian holidays of All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day, families in villages across Mexico gather to welcome home the visiting spirits of departed relatives on the Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). Mexicans prepare for the celebration—which often includes decorating burial plots, lively family reunions, and the preparation of special foods—for weeks in advance, decorating altars in honor of the deceased with skeleton models, elaborate wreaths and crosses, votive lights, and fresh seasonal flowers. Traditionally, November 1 is set aside for remembrance of deceased infants, or angelitos, and those who have died as adults are honored on November 2.
The photographs in A Celebration of Souls: Day of the Dead in Southern Mexico show villagers immersed in all aspects of the celebration—preparing centuries-old recipes for the departed to enjoy, scattering trails of marigolds to guide the dead home, and offering chocolate and pan de muerto (”bread of the dead”) at community gatherings. This annual celebration is commemorated in photographs of candlelit home altars, public processions, and rich offerings of food—including a row of solid chocolate skulls.
Dead Sea Scrolls at Pacific Science Center
Now Through January 7th
Discovered along the shore of the Dead Sea by a Bedouin Sheppard date from mid centure B.C.E. Written in a carbon based ink, in Hebrew and Aramaic
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