dia de los muertos

i love celebrating dia de lost muertos in the mission district in san francisco. there is just nothing like it. {past years here and here}

kelsey, brittany and i painted our faces to participate in the procession. IMG_2326 
i think brittany and i looked pretty awesome…
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but kelsey definitely took the cake. doesn’t she look amazing?! lots of photographers stopped her in the procession to take her picture.
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the streets were packed and the creepy cool atmosphere was thick and potent. IMG_2296IMG_2270IMG_2325 IMG_2274IMG_2285IMG_2295 IMG_2298IMG_2304IMG_2311IMG_2292 IMG_2329 IMG_2330
after the procession, we went to the park to see the altars people had set up to honor the dead. there was such a neat feeling there – amidst the drums being played by several groups around and the hoards of people and the cacophony of activity, there was an air of sacredness and reverence and human connection.  i loved taking a peak into what people had left as tokens to their loved ones that have passed before.
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i particularly loved this table, set up with a mary oliver quote that i love – what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? – and paper and markers for everyone to contribute their answer.
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we walked all the way back to kelsey’s apartment from the park. the streets, teaming with people aiming to look dead, were contrastingly so alive in the dark night. i felt a sensation of uniformity covering diversity – mortality binds us all despite our differences.

speaking of human connection, i love this:

Comments

  1. Love it! And know why you couldn't smile with the face paint... smiles make skeletons look weird.

    Love it!
    Aja

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  2. Fun makeup art!
    Also, I loved that video you shared. Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that we really are all brothers and sisters.

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  3. oh!! really good makeup art! and specially like you guys video
    AFRICAN FABRICS, AFRICAN DASHIKI PRINTS

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