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Oakland Cemetery is hosting its third annual D\u00eda de Muertos event this November. (Photo by Kristy Gomez) Credit: Photo by Kristy Gomez<\/p>\nOakland Cemetery is hosting its third annual D\u00eda de Muertos event this November. (Photo by Kristy Gomez) Credit: Photo by Kristy Gomez<\/p>\n
Atlanta\u2019s largest D\u00eda de Muertos celebration is set to return to Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Nov. 2.<\/p>\n
Presented by the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta<\/a>, the Institute of Mexican Culture<\/a> and the Office of the Government of Guanajuato<\/a> in Georgia, the free, family-friendly festival invites Atlantans to take part in the Mexican holiday known as the \u201cDay of the Dead,\u201d a yearly tribute to loved ones who have passed on.<\/p>\n The third annual event will feature live music and dance performances, arts and craft activities for children, authentic Mexican cuisine, as well as a costume contest (with cash prizes for both kids and adults).<\/p>\n Visitors will also get the chance to explore mausoleums that are temporarily transformed into ofrendas (colorful altars decorated with flowers, candles and offerings of food and drink) in honor of the departed.<\/p>\n D\u00eca de Muertos originated several thousand years ago with the people of Aztec, Toltec, Purepecha and other Nahua cultures, according to an Oakland Cemetery release.<\/p>\n The Atlanta cemetery says that these pre-Hispanic cultures considered the act of mourning the dead \u201cdisrespectful\u201d (as death was seen as a part of life\u2019s continuum), and so they established D\u00eca de Muertos as a way to keep their deceased loved ones\u2019 memories and spirits alive.<\/p>\n