Mano a Mano Day of the Dead, Día de Muertos

Mano a Mano NYC Day of the Dead Celebration (Juan Aguirre)

The Mano a Mano Day of the Dead / Día de Muertos celebration is a series of community ofrendas (altars) that make Mexican family traditions accessible to all New Yorkers. Love the photo because it shows cultural traditions being shared across the generations and perhaps across cultures.

Mano a Mano Day of the Dead 2024

Mano a Mano Day of the Dead / Día de Muertos 2024 is a series of community ofrendas (altars) through which we remember family members who have passed away, at:

Hispanic Society in Washington Heights, Manhattan; on October 19, 2024, from 3-6pm.
St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery in Manhattan’s East Village; on October 25-27, 2024, from 12-5pm.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Manhattan; from October 31 – November 2, 2024, from 3-7pm.
Flatiron North Plaza in Manhattan’s Flatiron District; on November 1, 2024, from 3-7pm.

Mano a Mano Day of the Dead

Mano a Mano is an excellent community organization that preserves and promotes Mexican culture in New York City. Mano a Mano means “hand-to-hand.”

Day of the Dead is a traditional family commemoration of family members who have passed away. It blends Indigenismo iconography, colonial Spanish, and modern U.S. American traditions into a celebration that is loved around the world today.

Mano a Mano’s Day of the Dead celebration brings Mexican culture to life with folk art, live music, food and altar building. We build altars, called “ofrendas” in Spanish, to invite family members who have passed away to visit on Day of the Dead. November 1st is when children’s souls may visit. November 2nd is when adult souls may visit. We fill the ofrendas with pictures, possessions, things the person liked and traditional decorations. Making the altar is the cornerstone of the celebration.