Nov. 1, 2021 Staff Report.
3 Queens companies will be hosting a series of events Monday, Nov. 1 to celebrate Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
Sunnyside Shines, Buddies of Diversity Plaza, as well as the Queens Economic Growth Company are creating a synchronised celebration in Bliss-46th Street in Sunnyside, Variety Plaza (74th Road) in Jackson Levels, and Corona Plaza (103rd St.), specifically, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Karla Pérez, a neighborhood curator, neighborhood organizer, as well as co-founder of Manhatitlan Mexican Dance, is the lead organizer of the event, which is a development of an event she headed in 2020 in partnership with the Sunnyside Shines Service Renovation District.
Pérez notes that the regard is part of a larger vision she has had given that before the COVID-19 situation.
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" Despite the size of the Mexican area in Queens, our Día de los Muertos observations tend to be private; it's very different than in Mexico City, where the citywide celebration is quite integrated into the City's public areas. It is gratifying to see that last year's small party in Sunnyside is thriving into a cooperative, multi-neighborhood affair.".
Sunnyside Shines' Executive Supervisor Jaime-Faye Bean keeps in mind, "For some, this will certainly be a chance to observe a beloved as well as familiar custom, and also for others it will be a method to find out more regarding the varied customs that find their way right here to Queens. But it's likewise a crucial means for us to recognize the tremendous contribution of the Mexican community to our borough.".
All rate to participate in the celebrations and specifically motivated to participate in hallowing liked ones by bringing products to put on the common ofrenda.
For schedule of events, see below.
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