Mexican Day of the Dead celebration in Corona Plaza 103rd and Roosevelt Avenue Queens October 2016. Drumming, dancing, alters to those lost in the previous years. Altars filled with food, colorful huge marigolds, wolf/ coyote pelts, pictures of the dead, candles, favorite activities, soccer, Manuel de Jesus Garcia 1999-2014 "undocumented, unafraid". Dancers young and old prepare for the event. girl getting her hair braided, others tying on seed pod rattles to ankles for dance, costumes in bright reds, tourquoise embroidery and headdresses with long feathers. Program includes women singing to drum beats with children joining, tributes to those lost, face painting of skeletal mask on white field in day of the dead tradition. Young children dress in sarapes, scarfs, and headbands clap in rhythm and learn traditional dances. Chanting, drumming and dancing with ceremonial circle and chanting





















