Pandemic Amplifies Meaning of Dia De Los Muertos This Year

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🗓️ 29 October 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Dia de los Muertos, the annual Latin American tradition of honoring the dead, will take on a special significance this year, in which the pandemic has created a collective sense of grief. While coronavirus has impacted everyone, Latinos have disproportionately felt the brunt of the pandemic both in terms of deaths and economic hardship. Dia de los Muertos is, in essence, a time of confronting death and remembering loved ones who have passed. In a society that prefers to neglect feelings of grief, cultural and spiritual expert Lara Medina says the tradition provides lessons in how to heal, cope and understand death. With Dia de los Muertos approaching next week, Medina joins us to talk about what the tradition can teach us in a year so heavily marked by loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.8	Dia de los Mueros.
0:51.4	The annual Latin American tradition of honoring the dead will take on a special significance this year with the pandemic and the disproportionate number of deaths and hardships being felt in the Latinx community.
1:01.7	We'll look at the tradition and the lessons it provides for healing, coping, and understanding death.
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1:28.8	And if you want to say a word or two about someone you will be remembering, please feel free. You can call us at 866-736-7-86. Again, 866-733-6786. You can also get in touch on Twitter or Facebook at KQED Forum or email us at quod at kQED.org. We're joined now by cultural and spiritual expert Lada Medina
1:32.6	from Cal State University, Northridge.
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