While in Cuba the family remember their dead with tears, for Mexico November 2 is the Day of the Dead or All Souls, pre-Columbian tradition declared by UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity which led to the opening in the Guantanamo House of the Young Creator, the exhibition Feast to the Dead, by Mexican photographers Nelia Torres and Eduardo Aguilera.
While in Cuba the family remember their dead with tears, for Mexico November 2 is the Day of the Dead or All Souls, pre-Columbian tradition declared by UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity which led to the opening in the Guantanamo House of the Young Creator, the exhibition Feast to the Dead, by Mexican photographers Nelia Torres and Eduardo Aguilera.
About forty images speak of the matter, as perceived by both artists, invited by the Saiz Brothers Association, a gesture they appreciate among their admiration for the traditions that treasures the archipelago.
In the opening activity, Nelia expressed strong link with Cuba, where they presented other 25 exhibitions at different times, on different themes, a link they intend to maintain in favor of the traditions.
Before the public, she explained that in different parts of Mexico the Feast of the Dead lasts all night and offerings to those who are gone are expressed by flowers on the graves, meeting with the dead for dinner or offering food and drink, a tradition that started on November dedicated to children and adults during the next day.
The couple of retired professionals, emphasized on the relations with the Cuban Association of Writers and Artists and the AHS in Guantanamo, where they will return to give continuity to the friendly ties between the two peoples and the Nelia´s mambi ancestry (a nutritionist and historian) , Mexican by birth.
Actors Alieska Argote and Yosmel Lopez, of Guantanamo Guiñol Theater Company represented an excellent image of death, performance that impressed the audience.
Translation: Ilia Charon