Mendocino Coast Día de los Muertos Festivities
October - November 2, 2010

contact us at dayofthedead@mcn.org

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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