MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS INVITE YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO

AN OUTDOOR PARTY TO HONOR THE DEAD AND CELEBRATE LIFE!!!

HISTORY:

More than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Conquistadors landed in that is now Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to mock death. It was a ritual the indigenous people, the olmecs had been practicing at least 3,000 years. Instead of mourning, these festivities focused on the continuity of life and were a way to celebrate and preserve the memories of one's ansestors. A ritual the Spaniards would try unsuccessfully to eradicate.

Dia de los Muertos, or the 'Day of the Dead,' which has its roots in two cultures -- the ancient Aztec customs of Latin America, and the Spanish-Christian observance of All Saints Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls Day on Nov. 2. According to Aztec legend on the Day of the Dead, the dead are released from Mictlan -- the land of the dead -- to visit the living world and to mingle with friends and family.

A ritual known today as El Dia De Los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead

participates:

McDonalds 24th street and osborn

Arizona Public Service

Home Depot 36th street and thomas

ace hardware 24th street and oak

wells fargo bank 44th street and thomas

Dulceria Pico Rico 16th Street just north of Oak

el norteno mexican food resturant roosevelt and 7th avenue

liquor wheel 3445 e mcdowell road

red devil pizza and italian foods 35th street and mcdowell road

kinkos fed-ex 43rd street and thomas

Special thanks to Panda Express
36th street and thomas road