Cut your hanging wire to your desired length and tie a loop on each end. Part two to making this art installation look amazing, invisible hanging wire. If you have a painted ceiling, consider spray painting your hooks to match your ceiling. My hooks were white which made them basically invisible against the ceiling. We decorated the alter with lace and tulle, flowers. Because the arch weighs very little, I did not need additional hooks but it you are installing these in your home be sure to check the weight capacity and use anchors as needed. What is on the alter for Dia de los Muertos Altars are used to welcome the ancestors spirits into a home. I secured 1 1/4 inch hooks to the ceiling to hang my arch. Two messages of intolerance were left on a Da de los Muertos altar in Norcliffe in early November, according to a University post on the Protected Identity Harm (PIH) Reporting website. The key is to make it look like it’s a floating art installation. Hanging decor from the ceiling, ALWAYS makes things look a little fancy. These straps were perfect for keeping my arch taught and they can be reused for future projects or cable organization. To create my arch, I used two branches (literally from outside) and bound them together using VELCRO®Brand ONE-WRAP® Ties. Hanging frames for Dia De Los Muertos Altar The arch of an altar represents the passage between death and the living world. When building my ofrenda (altar), it was important to do a little damage to my recently painted walls, after all this is a temporary setup. So they're now adopting this tradition and just owning it and I'll take that any day," Xoch said.This year, I got to celebrate in partnership with The Home Depot. "Just in the last few weeks, a lot of my clients coming in for marigolds, who are mostly young Latinx women, told me this is the first time they are celebrating Día de los Muertos. Whereas growing up she saw many of her peers reject more indigenous aspects of Latino culture in an attempt to assimilate, now, she says, they are embracing it. But there is an upside, she said.īecause it's become part of mainstream culture, "It's become easier for young Latinx or brown people who are first or second generation to accept their heritage and be proud," Xoch said. The cheerful hues also add to the celebratory nature of the holiday, which, although it's wrapped up in death, is not somber but festive.Īndi Xoch, founder and owner of Latinx With Plants in East Los Angeles, said the growing popularity of the holiday has made it "easier for young Latinx or brown people who are first or second generation to accept their heritage and be and be proud."Īndi Xoch, founder of Latinx With Plants in East Los Angeles, told NPR she is concerned about the commercialization and the borderline or sometimes outright cultural appropriation of what was once an indigenous holiday. The fragrance of the bright orange and yellow flowers is said to lead souls from their burial place to their family homes. The celebration involves the creation of an altar with offerings that include photos of the dead, candles, bottles of mezcal and tequila, and food, sugar skulls, and the cempasúchil - the Aztec name of the marigold flower native to Mexico. That tradition was blended with the Roman Catholic observance of All Saints Day by the Spaniards when they conquered Mexico. It's deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic Aztec rituals tied to the goddess Mictecacihuatl, or the Lady of the Dead, who allowed spirits to travel back to earth to commune with family members. 2, stretches back centuries in Mexico and to a lesser extent a few other Latin American countries. The origins of Día de los Muertos, which begins on Nov. Deceased individuals are remembered with the placement of flowers and candles at their cemeteries. This image depicts how Día de los Muertos is observed and celebrated.
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