DIA DEmuertos LOS El Dia de Los Muertos is a celebration of life that includes bright colors, music, flowers, food, sugar skulls, art, and most importantly family.
Tacos Y Salsa Alter
TACOS Y SALSA
6346 W 26th St. | Berwyn, IL 6042 (708) 749-3581 tacosysalsarestaurant.com
Stop in at Tacos Y Salsa and enjoy a complimentary pan de muerto with your dine-in purchase of a dinner. In the front window of this establishment you will notice a gorgeous and vibrant altar celebrating the life of those who have touched the hearts of the Tacos y Salsa team. A lot of care goes into decorating a traditional alter. You add pictures of your loved ones, pan de muerto, fruit, sugar skulls, catrinas, and artifacts that your loved ones enjoyed while among the living.
EL DIA DE LOS
MUERTOS
El Dia De Los Muertos or the Day of the Dead is intended to be a celebration of life and death. This holiday is celebrated on November 1st & 2nd. This celebration that originated in Mexico is celebrated on November 1st. Many businesses in Berwyn are helping the community celebrate by offering traditional items for purchase. Traditionally, families gather to create ofrendas, making sugar skulls, and eating pan de muerto. Here’s a list of businesses celebrating El Dia De Muertos or offering items for purchase to help you celebrate at home:
VNA FLowers & Gifts, Merigolds and Sugar Skulls
VNA FLOWERS & GIFTS
6531 W Cermak Rd. | Berwyn, IL 6042 (708) 749-3333 | vnaflowers.com
VNA Flowers & Gifts has papel picado, sugar skulls, hand painted catrinas, and marigolds for purchase. It is believed that marigolds represent the fragility of life. These aromatic and brightly colored flowers are said to lure the souls of the dead to the land of the living. You will find these beautiful flowers on many traditional Dia de los Muertos avlters.
VNA Flowers & Gifts Catrinas
CIEN 100% NATURALISIMO
2709 S Ridgeland Ave. Berwyn, IL 60402 (708) 317-5679 | @cien100naturalisimo Enjoy a delicious Day of the Dead menu hand crafted by Chef, Rosie. Your options include vegan mole, tamales, pan de muerto, and hot chocolate. Stop in between Thursday, October 28 and Sunday, October 31. Traditionally, pan de muerto is placed on the ofrenda on its own or in a basket. The idea is that the pan is to nourish the dead when they return to the land of the living during Dia de los Muertos.
Vegan Hot Chocolate
Vegan Mole, Cien 100% Naturalisimo
Dia De Los Muertos Bread, Cien 100% Naturalisimo
NOVEMBER 1st - 2nd
LAS QUECAS
6311 Cermak Rd. | Berwyn, IL 60402 (708) 9567371 | orderlasquecas.com At Las Quecas you can purchase traditional mexican cookies, candies, sugar skulls, and decorations for your ofrenda. Did you know that it was believed that monarch butterflies play a special role on the traditions of El dia de Los Muertos? It was believed that monarch butterflies usher in the spirits of the departed during the arrival of atumn, which coincides with the Day of the Dead.
Las Quecas, Edible Skulls
Las Quecas, Candy