|
The Day of The Dead in
Southern Arizona
|
A
memorable look at Dia de Los Muertos with
Tucson author/oral historian
Patricia
Preciado Martin
|
| Patricia Preciado Martin
has spent the last 30 years documenting Tucson and Southern
Arizona Mexican American culture and history through her
non-fiction oral histories and fiction short stories. Her books,
all published by the University of Arizona Press, include: Amor
Eterno; Beloved Land; Days of Plenty, Days of Want; El Milagro
and Other Stories; Images and Conversations; Songs My Mother
Sang to Me. They are available in fine book stores and libraries
and Amazon.com. |
Day
of the Dead, Día de Los Muertos: Nov 2, 2011 |
| The
Day of the Dead, El Dia de Los Muertos, is a centuries-old tradition
you'll find to be very much alive today in Southeastern Arizona. This
colorful and elaborate celebration is also a time of respect and
remembrance. In cemeteries around southeastern Arizona, families gather
to honor friends and relatives by cleaning and decorating their graves
with fresh and paper flowers, and sometimes with candles and offerings
of food and drink. One
special and off the beaten track example will be a 19th Century mining
camp cemetery in the hills east of historic Patagonia. Join noted Tucson
author and oral historian, Patricia Preciado Martin, and our |
hosts,
Mary
& Piet Van de Mark of Tucson's Baja’s Frontier Tours (www.bajasfrontiertours.com),
to experience this special holiday firsthand. Martin’s treasured
stories bring to life our selection of hidden, historic and even
“ghostly” cemeteries in southeastern Arizona. A
delightful feature of our day afield will be Patricia's sharing of some
of her own Dia de Los Muertos home altar; last year she brought
a selection of personal and family remembrances which she assembled and
discussed with our guests. This learning vacation includes comfortable
transportation, picnic lunch, lots of fun and sightseeing and great photo ops! |
November 2
, 2011 one
trip only
Only
$99 per person including comfortable transportation roundtrip from Tucson,
Arizona
& a picnic lunch!
Experience
Day of The Dead - Arizona Style!
(6:45
a.m. to about 6 p.m.)
TO
RESERVE PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO END OF PAGE
Please
plan ahead to assure a place for you on this day. Reserve early.
This program has filled in advance in past years.
Questions
for Piet & Mary: 520-887-2340
(tucson),
or email: piet@bajasfrontiertours.com |
| Europeans from America's East Coast began to settle into
Southeastern Arizona in the mid- Nineteenth Century following the
California Gold Rush and the War with Mexico. Population continued to
blossom even more after the Civil War, the coming of the railroad and
finally the end of the Apache wars in the 1880's. However, this storied
land had long been the Northwestern Frontier of Mexico, and that
heritage continues to be very evident in these days, as we visit
cemeteries on this day trip out of Tucson. |
Some folks led exciting lives... |
Join us for a picnic lunch... |
|
|
QUESTIONS?
Contact
Mary
& Piet Van de Mark with your questions about either departure.
(520)
887-2340
(Tucson)
Email:
piet@bajasfrontiertours.com
|
|
These
popular day-trips generally
fill in advance...please reserve early, while
you're thinking about it! |
|
This
educational
program is co-sponsored by both
Tucson's Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum & by Tohono Chul Park. |
|
 
Call Mary &
Piet Van de Mark directly at
Baja's Frontier Tours
(Tucson, Arizona) 520-887-2340.
(Outside Arizona? Toll
Free: 1-800-726-7231)
Email:
piet@bajasfrontiertours.com
Only
$99 per person including comfortable transportation and a picnic
lunch!
If
you're not yet a member of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, this
is a great time to click here: www.desertmuseum.org
and make that happen!
Participants:
Please refer to the information mailed to you for times and details, including
the exact central Tucson departure location. Tucson departure: 6:45
a.m. to about 6 p.m. Details will be mailed to participants.
(6:45
a.m. to about 6 p.m.) |
|
Members
of Tohono Chul Park please register directly with Jo Falls as noted
below.
If
you're not yet a member, this is a good time to become one and
enjoy all the benefits of membership! |
 
It's
easy to become a member and join the tour and enjoy all the many
other many benefits of TCP membership! Just click here now:
http://www.tohonochulpark.org
For RESERVATIONS: Call
Jo Falls
(520)742-6455,
X-228 (Tucson)
Only
$99 (member's price) including comfortable transportation and a picnic lunch!
Participants:
Please refer to the information mailed to you for times and
details, including the exact departure point at Tohono Chul
Park. Departure: 6:45 a.m. to about 6 p.m. Details will be mailed
to participants.
(6:45
a.m. to about 6 p.m.)
Tucson's
Tohono Chul Park
is a non-profit, botanical garden
and art museum.
You may e-mail
Jo at Education@tohonochulpark.org
|
|
QUESTIONS &
RESERVATIONS?
Contact Piet & Mary Van de Mark by phone:
520-887-2340 (Tucson, Arizona)
Toll
Free: 1-800-726-7231
©Baja's
Frontier Tours LLC Tucson, Arizona 2009
Home
Page
|
|
