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PHOTOS BY TEQUILA MINSKY Day of the Dead alter at Washington Square Park fountain, on Oct. 31.
New Yorkers gather
at Washington Square
Park to celebrate Day
of the Dead
BY TEQUILA MINSKY
While the annual Halloween
parade did not happen, observing
New Yorkers did roam the
streets in costumes on Oct. 31, many fl ocking
to hang out in Washington Square Park.
At the park, a Day of the Dead alter appeared
on the uptown side of the fountain.
The multi-day holiday involves family
and friends gathering to pray for and remember
friends and family members who
have died.
Celebrated in Mexico and elsewhere,
this holiday is associated with the Catholic
celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All
Souls’ Day, specifi cally on Nov. 1 and Nov.
2.
Additionally in the East Village, Campos
Community Garden on E. 12th St.
celebrated Dia De Los Muertos on Sunday.
Despite the rain, dancers came for this traditional
celebration of the ancestors. The
alter stayed on view on Nov. 2 as visitors
were invited to visit the garden.
Community members brought meaningful
photographs, adding to the alter that
commemorates people who have died.
Memorial for Ahmaud Arbery , unarmed
25 year-old fatally shot jogging in Georgia
in February 2020. Juan de Leon Gutierrez,
16 year-old Guatemalan, taken into
custody at the border with Mexico, died of
a brain infection April 30. Detail of Day of
the Dead alter at the Washington Square
Park fountain on October 31. The alter at
Campos Community Garden on E. 12th
St., which celebrated Dia De Los Muertos,
Dead of the Dead on Nov. 1 & Nov. 2.
Community members brought meaningful photographs, adding to the alter
that commemorates people who have died.
Juan de Leon Gutierrez, 16 year-old Guatemalan, taken into custody at the
border with Mexico, died of a brain infection April 30.
Memorial for Ahmaud Arbery , unarmed 25 year-old fatally shot jogging in
Georgia in February 2020.
12 November 5, 2020 Schneps Media