Each year, Casa Círculo Cultural organizes a Day of the Dead festival in Redwood City that attracts thousands of people to the city from all over the Bay Area.
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This year there will not be a mass rally on November 1, Day of the Dead, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the organization has scheduled a virtual celebration that will begin at 4:00 p.m. via Facebook Live, in addition to other activities such as the 1st Best Catrina Competition.
According to information shared on social networks by Casa Círculo Cultural, "La Catrina is better known as death and it can be shown in many ways. Sometimes she is found cheerful, elaborately dressed, wanting to have fun and even flirting with morals. Other times, we find her in her bones, ready to take us away when we least expect it?
The winners of the 1st Best Catrina Contest will be announced on November 1st on Casa Círculo Cultural's virtual event page on Facebook.
The rules of the contest are:
- The contest is open to the entire community.
- Participants can register for free on the CCC Best Catrina Contest Facebook group before October 27th.
- To enter the contest, participants must have the number and rules that will be given to them upon registration via Facebook messenger.
- The aspects to be graded will be:
Attachment to Mexican traditions: 20%
Wardrobe: 20%
Makeup: 20%
Charisma / Popular support: 20%. Regarding this point, it will be qualified through Facebook depending on the audience and the amount of "likes" received.
Read more:
https://www.facebook.com/circulocultural.rwc
