Resources for information about Day of the Dead and places to purchase altar items (if you know of other source, please let us know):
In Fort Bragg:
Fort Bragg Library 964-2020 - 499 Laurel St - a great source for information
Family Hands 961-0236 - 200 E Redwood Ave
Racines 964-2416 - 334 N Franklin
Maness Photography 962-0555 - the Depot
Tangents 964-3884 - 368 Main St
In Mendocino:
Icons 937-1784 - 10483 Lansing iconsmendocino@yahoo.com
A limited edition Day of the Dead Poster created by Clo Mor Press with proceeds going to support ¿Qué Onda?/What’s Up? (a youth art center) is available at the Big Brothers Big Sisters office at 498 N. McPherson in Fort Bragg, the Stanford Inn in Mendocino and the Little River Inn in Little River.
You can get more ideas for your altar online:
Papel picado ideas: http://www.cut-it-out.org/dayofthedead/index.htm
How to make papel picado – a (Spanish) video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvH0ploK8vQ
Explore the elements of the ofrenda with the clickable sample altar: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/altar/tradaltar.html
Video views of several ofrendas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz6cjGOhW1o
A slideshow of ofrendas: http://www.dayofthedead.com/gallery/v/Tlaxcala/Ofrendas/
Pan de muertos recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pan-de-Muertos-Mexican-Bread-of-the-Dead/Detail.aspx
Online supplies:
http://www.casabonampak.com/diadelosmuer.html
http://www.partycheap.com/Day_of_the_Dead_Decorations_s/521.htm
http://www.bluelips.com/cat_day.cfm
http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/skeleton_folkart/altar.html
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