Visitors pause at an ofrendas – an altar – set up to honor those who has past in a display at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)
Local families celebrated Day of the Dead – Día de los Muertos – at Four Rivers Cultural Center on Saturday, Nov. 2.
Altars to honor deceased relatives were open for the public to see.
Children could make artwork and Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo Idaho performed a dance captured in a short video by the cultural center.
The altars, known as ofrendas, represent “the main objects are symbolic of life’s elements: water, wind, fire, and earth,” according to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino.
The event is intended to “honor and commemorate the lives of the dearly departed and to welcome the return of their spirits,” the museum’s website explains.
Visitors review the altars set up during the celebration of Day of the Dead ¬– Dia de los Muertos – at the Four Rivers Cultural Center. The event on Saturday, Nov. 2, featured crafts, dancing and children’s games. The traditional celebration honors and remembers relatives and others who have passed. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Visitors could try their hand at crafts during Day of the Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Visitors enjoy treats and crafts during Day of the Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Ofrendas – altars – honor past relatives in a display at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Visitors look at an ofrendas– an altar – that honors those who have passed in a display at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Children sketch out artwork during Day of the Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)A visitor sketches artwork during Day of the Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Visitors pause at an ofrendas – an altar – set up to honor those who has past in a display at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario for Day of the Dead on Saturday, Nov. 2. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Visitors review the altars set up during the celebration of Day of the Dead ¬– Dia de los Muertos – at the Four Rivers Cultural Center. The event on Saturday, Nov. 2, featured crafts, dancing and children’s games. The traditional celebration honors and remembers relatives and others who have passed. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)Visitors review the altars set up during the celebration of Day of the Dead ¬– Dia de los Muertos – at the Four Rivers Cultural Center. The event on Saturday, Nov. 2, featured crafts, dancing and children’s games. The traditional celebration honors and remembers relatives and others who have passed. (LES ZAITZ/The Enterprise)
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