Dia De Los Muertos Celebration Comes Alive At The New Rochelle Library

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New Rochelle will once again celebrate life in honor of the Dia de los Muertos.

The New Rochelle Public Library will be celebrating the Day of the Dead this year with a performance by the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, on Thursday, at 7 p.m.

The Dia de los Muertos-inspired program will feature live music with dance and education elements where dancers and musicians will explain the imagery, culture and rhythms of the performance and the significance of Dia de los Muertos. Selections from the company's repertoire will include folk, native and contemporary works developed across the dance company's nearly 20-year history.

"Dia de los Muertos," or "Day of the Dead," is an important annual cultural celebration for Mexican families who welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes a celebration. The living family members acknowledge the deceased as honored guests in their celebrations and leave the deceased’s favorite foods and other specialty offerings at gravesites or on the "ofrendas" (altars) built inside each family's home.

This program is made possible with support from The Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library.

Registration is requested and can be done here or by calling 914-813-3706.

The free performance will take place in the Ossie Davis Theater in the main library, located at 1 Library Plaza in New Rochelle. Learn more about the New Rochelle Public Library here.