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PHOTOS: Carbondale’s 20th Día de los Muertos celebration

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PHOTOS: Carbondale’s 20th Día de los Muertos celebration

Carbondale Arts hosted its 20th Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, as part of First Friday, November 1. Día de los Muertos is a festival honoring the dead that is traditionally celebrated in Mexico and other parts of Latin America on November 1. November 1 and 2.

Carbondale’s celebration featured live music, food trucks, face painting, a procession and performances by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico, Mezcla Socials Dance, Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra and drumming led by Gabriela Mejia.

Two children paint a sugar skull on another child’s face in honor of Día de los Muertos on Friday, November 1, 2024 in Carbondale.
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The Virgin Mary was ensconced in an altar Friday as part of an ofrenda at the Carbondale branch of the Garfield County Library in Carbondale for Dia de los Muertos.
Peter Baumann/Post Independent
First Friday visitors walk down Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, November 1, 2024 as they wait for the Día de los Muertos procession to begin.
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A community ofrenda, or altar, honoring deceased loved ones displayed on the steps of the Launchpad in Carbondale on Friday, November 1, 2024.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico dancers prepare to perform during the Día de los Muertos procession on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Carbondale.
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A paper mache calaca is on display during Friday’s Dia de los Muertos parade in Carbondale.
Peter Baumann/Post Independent
Two children wearing sugar skull face paint watch Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico members dance during the Día de los Muertos procession on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Carbondale.
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Members of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico perform Mexican folk dance while dressed in costumes celebrating Aztec culture on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Carbondale.
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Awash in the swirling blue light that traveled with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico during the procession, a dancer observes the crowd on Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico performers dance in a circle on Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, November 1, 2024.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico dancers close their performance with a genuflection on Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, November 1, 2024.
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Participants wear traditional Aztec robes during the Dia De Los Muertos event on First Friday in Carbondale.
Peter Baumann/Post Independent