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Dia de los Muertos mini altar
With inspiration from FOTM Documented Artist Porfirio Gutierrez
This is Porfirio Gutierrez. He is from a family of weavers in a small village in Oaxaca, Mexico.
He lives in Ventura and still works with his family to carry on the tradition of weaving in his village. He says that Dia de los Muertos is the most important day of the year for his people.
The altar above is from his family home in Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca.
The yellow building is the church in the cemetery of Porfirio’s village where everyone gathers to honor their departed loved ones for Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead.
Click HERE to learn about parts of the altar and their meanings.
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