Museum features Mexico's day of the dead
A unique
Mexican festival celebrating and honouring the dead is currently on show
at an exhibition in Hanoi .
A unique
Mexican festival celebrating and honouring the dead is currently on show
at an exhibition in Hanoi .
The worshipping customs and rituals of the Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) are being displayed and explained for visitors, along with a photography exhibition and an example of a traditional Mexican altar, at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on Nguyen Van Huyen Street.
The Day of the Dead is a celebration in which Mexicans remember and honour their deceased loved ones.
Though it may sound gloomy or morbid, it is in fact a festive and colourful holiday. Mexicans visit cemeteries, decorate the graves and spend time in the presence of their dead friends and family members.
This event aims to share this important cultural Mexican tradition – which has been declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO – with local people.
The exhibition is jointly held by the Embassy of Mexico in Vietnam , the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Museum of Ethnology .
It will run until November 11./.VNA
The worshipping customs and rituals of the Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) are being displayed and explained for visitors, along with a photography exhibition and an example of a traditional Mexican altar, at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on Nguyen Van Huyen Street.
The Day of the Dead is a celebration in which Mexicans remember and honour their deceased loved ones.
Though it may sound gloomy or morbid, it is in fact a festive and colourful holiday. Mexicans visit cemeteries, decorate the graves and spend time in the presence of their dead friends and family members.
This event aims to share this important cultural Mexican tradition – which has been declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO – with local people.
The exhibition is jointly held by the Embassy of Mexico in Vietnam , the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Museum of Ethnology .
It will run until November 11./.VNA
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