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In Photos: Dia de los Muertos at MOLAA

byRichard H. Grant, Photo Editor
November 1, 2023
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Long Beach’s Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) celebrated its annual Dia de los Muertos festival on Sunday, Oct. 29, with the theme of “Hecho con Amor/Made With Love.” 

MOLAA partnered with the Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico, for the event in conjunction with its current exhibit, “Festín de Sabores, Banquete Mexicano.”

Performances were held throughout the day with Folklorico dances from various regions of Mexico in the museum’s sculpture garden. In between performances, attendees browsed through the dozens of vendors selling Day of the Dead-related merchandise, attended a workshop on sugar skulls or face painting and got a bite to eat from various Latin-American food vendors. 

In Photos:

A dancer with Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera carries a pineapple for the Flor de Piña or “Flower of Pineapple,” a folk dance with indigenous origins from the city of Tuxtepec in the Mexican state of Oaxaca at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
One of the dancer’s from Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera was able to dance their shoe off while performing a folk dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Dancers in colorful flowered outfits from Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera perform the a folk dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Dancers with Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera perform the Flor de Piña or “Flower of Pineapple,” a folk dance with indigenous origins from the city of Tuxtepec in the Mexican state of Oaxaca at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A young performer with Neiya Arts twirls her dress during a performance of traditional folklorico dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A mother holds her tired daughter while they watch dancers with Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera perform the Flor de Piña folk dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A young performer with Neiya Arts twirls her dress during a performance of traditional folklorico dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
One-year-old Xena Vasquez poses with her parents while they wait for tamales at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A couple looks over some of the ofrendas outside of the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A young performer with Neiya Arts walks onto the stage during a performance of traditional folklorico dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A young performer with Neiya Arts walks onto the stage during a performance of traditional folklorico dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
One of the dancer’s from Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera was able to dance their shoe off while performing a folk dance at the Museum of Latin American Art during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 29, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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