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| - I had never been to a Dia de los Muertos festival, but I had seen various incarnations of them on TV. Always willing to learn more about different cultures, and always up for an adventure, we headed over to the Mesa Arts Center to see what the festival would be like. There were several booths lined along the walkways selling various Dia de los Muertos crafts, mainly skull-themed for obvious reasons. There was a large section partitioned off as a memorial for people to look, think and reflect upon. In the back, there were a few stands selling food, but by the time we got here (In mid-afternoon) some of them had already stopped selling food, or were out of certain foods (Such as the tamale stand, which ran out of half of their items). The festival here seemed small compared to others, but it seemed to capture the essence of Dia de los Muertos pretty well (As far as I know, since this is my first time at one of these festivals). For music, there was always an artist performing when we were here, both in the front area and in the back.
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