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2021

Dia de muertos

⚠️ Due to the bad weather the Melrose tunnel procession is cancelled, Thank you for your understanding

Dia de Muertos Videos

The photographic exhibition

“Dia de Muertos NDG” is a festival inviting Montrealers to come closer to the meaning of life and death through the Mexican tradition known as the Day of the Dead.

For its 5th edition, celebrate with PAAL from October 29 to November 7 in a festival that resembles the Mexican tradition and the Celtic tradition of the Samhain (which gave origin to Halloween) together.

As part of tradition, cultures from all over the world have honored life and death as part of a natural cycle present within nature and the seasons. Celebrating Halloween and the Day of the Dead is beyond catrinas, flowered skulls or frightening representations. It is an opportunity to embody this natural cycle of life and death present in each of us, as well as pay tribute to our beloved ones that left before us.

We present for this edition:

A photographic exhibition in shop windows
A procession inside the Melrose tunnel, get your tickets here
The screening of the Quebecois film “Apapacho”, get your tickets here
Workshops and stories for families at Café 92 and Café Elementary
Workshops for schools on the Day of the Dead (NDG and Honoré-Mercier elementary schools)
Irish music, Mexican music, contemporary dance videos, poetry and more!

Free events for all!

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The photographic exhibition

The cycle of life and death

From October 29 to November 7

Discover the work of 10 artists of Colombian, Mexican and Canadian origin around the cycle of life and death walking around the Nôtre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood. These images focus on 4 themes: Transformation, Cycle of Life, Ancestors and Roots.

Yaen Tijerina is the curator of the exhibition this year.

Thanks to artists: Linda Rutenberg, Yaen Tijerina, Janet Zuniga, Marianne Larochelle, Lee Lapaix, Damian Siqueiros, Pilar Macias, Adriana Garcia Cruz, Andrea Calderon, Michael Abril.

On the site, you can learn more about the artists and their inspirations through a QR code, where you can watch the poetry, music and dance videos using your phones.

Poets who talk about transformation: Belfast And and Angel Mota

Music from our ancestors: Patrick Hutchinson and Belfast Andi and Gonzalo Ceja.

Dance inspired by our roots: Leticia Vera

Photography that addresses the cycle of life and death: Linda Rutenberg, Yaen Tijerina

View the exhibition online

Thanks to our partners for this edition:

This project is funded by the Government of Canada, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and within the framework of the Montreal Cultural Development Agreement concluded between the City of Montreal and the government of Quebec.

⚠️ Due to the bad weather the Melrose tunnel procession is cancelled, Thank you for your understanding

Melrose Tunnel Procession

Lively procession, altar and music

Saturday October 30
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

You are invited to join us for a procession inside the Melrose Tunnel where you will learn about the traditions and altars of the Day of the Dead. This route will be accompanied by La Chasse Balcon and Son Sur y Luna, traditional and Mexican music. At the end of the procession, there will be a large altar, a concert and a monumental projection for your enjoyment.

To follow the sanitary instructions, we offer two presentations on the same day. Choose the schedule that works best for you.

Get your tickets here

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Departure point at the corner of rue Melrose and boulevard Maisonneuve

Final place at the corner of rue Melrose and Chemin Upper Lachine

Thank you to our partners:

This project is funded by the Government of Canada, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and as part of the Montreal Cultural Development Agreement between the City of Montreal and the Government of Quebec.