# Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **November 4, 2017** All day #### pin\_drop Location **45 Danforth St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA** In its 19th year Jamaica Plain's Latin American Cultural Family Network, La Piñata returns to Spontaneous Celebrations with their traditional Latin American Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration! A holiday remembering and connecting with family and friends who have passed on.OUTSIDE, a traditional community altar (with fire) will be built, where all are welcome to come and remember/celebrate loved ones lost. As always, the fire ceremony will include traditional live music and dancing by the kids of La Piñata ([www.LaPiñata.org](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.xn--lapiata-7za.org/&h=ATOEAJTrJzJ-LplpqtTWt3M7d_3tFWyLxSWr8aF03tqyV6Z1KmtZGX3mwcT4AamiD6E-3YYaGU8ILASSLVkuhdsVip7poTGITfvbe31T2VenB1VdUdTCE49S-qm7_mV9dGqw0XgS9O4V-qmgCU5OI4eDhAbYoMcHkTGDBH1JZqiXKrG1ZU08mNVZLPNYlp7e_hIn)). The fire ceremony focuses on departed loved ones and dates back to Meso American or Pre-Colombian times and is celebrated throughout Latin America.INSIDE, there will be a marketplace of LOCAL & LATIN AMERICAN VENDORS offering you traditional and untraditional art, crafts, flowers, zines, terrariums, candles, pottery & more! Upstairs, grab some Mexican food and enjoy live dancing and music by Harvard University's Ballet folklorico de Aztlan and Mariachi Veritas de Harvard.THIS EVENT IS A FUNDRAISER for La Piñata - Jamaica Plain's Latin American Cultural Family Network who works to instill cultural pride and positive values in all youth and promote a sense of community in Boston, with the ultimate objective of understanding and appreciating the cultural diversity among us all.$7 Door (food not included). For tickets call 617-522-6430 or email See also:- [ Boston ](/cities/boston) - [ Other Traditions ](/religions/other-traditions) - [ Latin American ](/solidarity-event-tags/latin-american) - [ celebration ](/solidarity-event-tags/celebration) - [ Boston Solidarity Event ](/type/boston-solidarity-event) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://pluralismarchive.hsites.harvard.edu/node/1218274/event-feed.ics) Copy link link