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New-to-Wichita couple couldn't find a taco they liked, so they're opening their own place

News-Press Now 03 Nov 2021

Nov ... So the couple, who ran a crepe and coffee business for five years in Phoenix, decided they'd open their own restaurant ... On Friday, the couple will open a new restaurant called La Catrina. (No relation to Las Catrinas on Maize Road) in the little building at 3090 W. 13th St ... On the weekends, La Catrina will serve soups like menudo and pozole ... 1.27 ... .

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Mexico: Activists dressed as 'La Catrinas' stage march to honour victims of femicide

Ruptly 02 Nov 2021

Feminist groups marched in central Mexico City on Monday to mourn victims of femicides and gender violence in Mexico. Women of all ages dressed up as 'Catrinas,' the image of death, in a nod to the traditional seasonal festivities of the deceased ... .

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Celebrating the Day of the Dead, 2021 (23 photos)

The Atlantic 02 Nov 2021

The parades feature representations of the character La Catrina, frightful skeletons, and other icons of death and the underworld ... A woman dressed as a Catrina participates in a parade during the Day of The Dead festival in ...

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Celebrating the Day of the Dead, 2021

The Atlantic 02 Nov 2021

title="Celebrating the Day of the Dead, 2021">. Leopoldo Smith / Getty ... The parades feature representations of the character La Catrina, frightful skeletons, and other icons of death and the underworld ... .

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Day of the Dead has everything to do with the afterlife, love and those colorful ...

Henry Herald 02 Nov 2021

Families are spreading bulks of marigold petals, lighting up candles for their loved ones and some are even wearing colorful skull makeup. It's Día de los Muertos ... It's an ode to the afterlife and a reminder that death is nothing to be afraid of ... They are actually evoking "La Catrina," a rich skeleton lady in a fancy floral hat ... The-CNN-Wire ... +19 ... .

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The real cultural significance of Day of the Dead

RTE 02 Nov 2021

It features skulls and falls close to October 31, so people outside of the Latinx community often confuse Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) with Halloween ... Dr ... La Calavera Catrina has become an icon of the festival – known as the ‘elegant skull’, she’s a smiling skeleton dressed in Parisian, upper-class clothes ... .

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Nearly a dozen Denver museums will let in visitors for free on Saturday night

Denver Post 02 Nov 2021

“Steal a Base, Steal a Taco” at Taco Bell ... And that means America gets to crunch on one of the Mexican fast-food restaurant’s most popular menu items at no cost. On Nov ... No purchase is necessary ... 5-22 ... The free event includes La Catrina costume contest, face painting, stilt walkers, dancers, musicians, food vendors and an art market.

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Mexico: Day of the Dead Parade resumes after year hiatus in Mexico City

Ruptly 01 Nov 2021

La Catrina, skeletons, and mariachis could be seen passing by on Paseo de la Reforma avenue towards Field of Mars in the Mexican capital. "The parade is very beautiful ... .

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Mexicans return to Day of the Dead celebration with a vengeance

Reuters 01 Nov 2021

"I love coming to see this tradition we Mexicans can't lose sight of," said Leticia Galvan, a 67-year-old civil servant decked out in a skeleton suit and trilby, and with half of her face painted in the colors of a La Catrina skull.

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Emporia celebrates Dia de los Muertos

Emporia Gazette 01 Nov 2021

La Catrina, sugar skulls and brightly colored banners and costumes filled downtown Emporia Saturday during the annual Dia de los Muertos celebration.�. Presented by Hispanics of Today and Tomorrow, the event is a celebration of the lives of those who have passed.� ... .

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The “dead” walk once again in Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade

La Prensa Latina 01 Nov 2021

The big stars of the parade were the huge representations of “La Catrina,” the famous figure of a skeleton dressed as a wealthy lady created from cultural traditions by artist Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) and dubbed as such by Diego Rivera (1886-1957), the figure that symbolizes the festival.

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How commercialization over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead

Lincoln Journal Star 31 Oct 2021

A museum worker hands out flyers at a Day of the Dead 'la catrina' costume contest at the Dolores Olmeda Museum Saturday October 30, 2004 in Mexico City ... A man stands over a relative's grave at a roadside cemetery near the town of La Paz, northern Mexico, Thursday, Nov.

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Parade and Falloween events

Odessa American 30 Oct 2021

Downtown Odessa and Hispanic Heritage of Odessa has scheduled Dia De Los Muertos Parade and a La Catrina Fashion Show today.

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Celebrate Día de los Muertos with 10 free and family friendly events this weekend

The Los Angeles Times 29 Oct 2021

LA Plaza, 501 N ... a collection of supersize, skeletal “La Catrina” sculptures by L.A.-based artist Ricardo Soltero will be on display through Tuesday ... A series of La Catrina sculptures by local artist Ricardo Soltero is now on display at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.

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Mexico: Day of the Dead installation in honour of COVID-19 victims in Mexico City

Ruptly 29 Oct 2021

A lively altar celebrating the pre-Hispanic tradition of the Day of the Dead was set up at Tolsa Square in Mexico City on Thursday, in honour of the victims lost to COVID-19 ... The emblematic figure of the Day of the Dead, �?La Catrina,’ a tall female skeleton dressed in costume and feathers, walked around the offering, placing flowers ... .