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Food for the Ancestors

• 1999 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
• Each fall, Mexicans celebrate a weeklong holiday called "Days of the Dead." No celebration describes their culture as this one: sad, joyful, and satirical all at the same time. Explores this festival as it is done in the state of Puebla. Among the many celebrations observed are dancing by the children of Cuetzalan and the Dance of the Volodores performed on a 60 foot pole; the indigenous village of San Miguel where waistlooms are used to make beautiful fabrics, and potters use Prehispanic techniques; the Cholula Pyramid surrounded by fields filled with marigolds, the ancient flowers of the dead; famous artisans creating skeleton and skull artwork, and cazuela makers. Focuses on the special foods that are made for this time of the year: Sugar Skull candies; pulque; Bread of the Dead; and Mole Poblano (Closed-Captioned).
• Topics: (Anthropology: Cultural, Art: Tribal, Death and Dying, Latin America, Mexico)

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