SC Blues Festival MRAC Events Visual Arts Art & Culture Tours Youth Programs About MRAC Home The Mimbres Region Arts Council (MRAC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural life of southwestern New Mexico by providing quality programs that nurture and inspire a love and understanding of the arts. Join Now! 505.538.2505 1.888.758.7289 1201 Pope Street Inside Wells Fargo Bank Bldg. info@mimbresarts.org VISITOR INFO Click Here Town of Silver City Lodgers Tax This project is made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts November 2 & 3, 2007 - TBA A holiday celebrated in Central & Southern Mexico, The Day of the Dead is a traditional celebration of deceased loved ones that are reunited with their families on these days. In honoring their dead relatives, happy spirits provide protection, good luck and wisdom to their families. Celebrate Dias de los Muertos in Historic Downtown Silver City Elaborate tiered altars are made and decorated with bright colored tissue paper. The color purple is used for pain, white for hope, pink for the celebration. The ofrenda (altar) has photos of the loved one, tokens that call up memories of their lives, things favored by the deceased loved ones like toys, bottles of soda, liquor, and cigarettes. Candles all over the altar illuminate their way. Three candy skulls representing the Trinity are placed on the second level, as is Pan de Muerto (bread) accompanied by fruit & candy. Water with soap and towel is provided so the returning ghost can wash their hands after their long trip, drinking water is also provided.