30 at Race Brook Lodge, in Sheffield, where they will put together an altar, explain what it is about and sing songs representative of Día de los Muertos in Mexico. It was special to have the whole family together," she said.Ĭabrera, a member of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center's Spanish-language Community Advisory Network and of 413 Latinas, said in addition to helping set up the la ofrenda (altar) at Berkshire Community College this year, she and her artist-focused group, I M Art, will be hosting a celebration on Oct. I was excited by the smells of the foods. "It's just tradition, the way it feels, it feels so real. It was a big celebration, especially for grandparents - it was a tradition with their ancestors, that my grandmother passed to my mother," Cabrera said during a recent interview. When we used to go to visit my grandparents, we would walk and it would take three hours, walking, to get there. At that time we didn’t have car and we had moved to another small town. "I remember that we would go to my grandparents' house. Laura Cabrera, who lives in Pittsfield but originally came to the Berkshires via Sheffield from Veracruz, Mexico, grew up celebrating Día de los Muertos - a tradition handed down through generations of her family. PHOTO PROVIDED BY LAURA CABRERAĪnd while Dia de los Muertos ceremonies are mostly associated with Mexico and Mexican American communities, the annual festival also is celebrated throughout Central America and Latin America, where, it is important to note, the traditions and celebrations differ by region, state and country.ĭía de los Muertos is celebrated by many members of the Latino/Hispanic community members of the Berkshires. Cabrera, who is also a Mexican folk singer, is seen here with her daughter Liberty. Laura Cabrera, originally from Veracruz, Mexico, is a member of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center's Spanish-language Community Advisory Network and 413 Latinas.
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