24th TERRA Festival - DIA DE MUERTOS - MEXICAN DAY OF THE DEAD

DIA DE MUERTOS — MEXICAN DAY OF THE DEAD

Why did the skull become the national totem of Mexico? Is it good if we get a sugar skull with our own name on the Feast of the Dead? How to make the deceased come to us as a guest? What do the Mesziki, the Spaniards have to do with the celebration of Día de Muertos, and what does James Bond have in common? We invite you to celebrate together the Mexican Day of the Dead, which we will try to explain and tame. We will travel to Mexican cities, towns and villages to talk to Mexicans and understand what death is and was for them.

Ola Synowiec

Ola Synowiec — writer, journalist, Latin American. For nine years she lived in Mexico, about which she writes for the Polish and foreign press. She is the author of guides to this country, the Mexico Magico Blog and the books of the publishing house Czarne: “Children of the sixth sun. What Mexico Believes” and “On the Edge of the Americas. On foot from Panama to Canada.” Vice President of the Go'n'Act Foundation, a global educator specializing in post-colonialism and ethical storytelling.