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La Festividad de los Muertos /Lanii Xtee Tugul -- A Day of the Dead documentary

Film Screening with Q & A

Oct 30, 2013

The Museum of International Folk Art will screen the documentary film, La Festividad de los Muertos /Lanii Xtee Tugul in the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors’ Auditorium on Wednesday, October 30 at 2 p.m.

The film focuses on Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) or Todos Santos (All Souls) celebrations by members of today’s Zapotec community in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico. The film highlights the enduring influence of the ancient Zapotecs’ cultural legacy, that is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures, in pagan, and in Catholic rituals (as it is throughout Latin America).

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Day of the Dead Altar

Day of the Dead altar in the chapel in the cemetery in Teotitlán del Valle

Men from the town preparing the Day of the Dead sand painting in front of the altar in the church in Teotitlán del Valle.

A woman in Teotitlán del Valle presenting her offerings at the Day of the Dead altar in a relative’s home.

A man from Teotitlán del Valle preparing the Day of the Dead altar in his home in Teotitlán del Valle

Day of the Dead sand painting in the chapel at the cemetery in Teotitlán del Valle.

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