{"id":2384,"date":"2019-06-03T07:40:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T07:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sayulitalife.com\/sayulero\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2019-06-03T07:40:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T07:40:59","slug":"the-first-recipient-of-sayulita-lifes-monthly-donation-the-dia-de-los-muertos-festival-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sayulitalife.com\/sayulero\/the-first-recipient-of-sayulita-lifes-monthly-donation-the-dia-de-los-muertos-festival-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Recipient of Sayulita Life’s $5,000 Monthly Donation: The Dia De Los Muertos Festival 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate Sayulita Life’s 15th year in Sayulita, Sayulita Life began the \u201cGiving Fund\u201d campaign, honoring our value of giving back to the community by pledging to give a donation every month to a different local charity, fundraiser, organization, or cause in Sayulita. The first recipient of this donation was granted on Thursday, May 29th, 2019, toward the Dia De Los Muertos Festival of 2019. This donation will go directly toward the purchase of over 30 kilos of yarn and materials to support the efforts of Sayulita\u2019s goal to create at least 12,000 \u201cOjos de Dios\u201d, or \u201cEyes of God\u201d for this year\u2019s Dia De Los Muertos festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To find out more about Sayulita Life\u2019s giving back fund please visit\u00a0<\/span>Sayulita Life\u2019s \u201cGiving Back\u201d Web Page.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Every year the Dia De Los Muertos celebrations typically have a theme which impacts the festivals\u2019 decorations and traditions. Last year\u2019s festival of 2018 was dedicated to the \u201cfisherman\u201d and people who have been \u201clost to the sea\u201d. This year\u2019s festival for 2019 is themed around the topic of \u201ccancer and prevention.\u201d This theme was chosen as a way to not only honor our loved ones who have passed or been affected by cancer, but also as a means to educate others on the subject, to encourage prevention and awareness, and initiate discussion and actions regarding our community\u2019s health. <\/span><\/p>\n

This overarching topic of health will be seen in all of the festivals\u2019 plans and decorative details. For example, the plan for the construction of over 12,000 \u201cOjos de Dios\u201d, or \u201cEyes of God\u201d is one way to exemplify this theme. For those that do not know, the \u201cOjos de Dios\u201d are an important symbol in ancient Mexican culture, as they represent the idea of protection from God. The central meaning is that they have the power to see and understand things \u201cunknown\u201d.<\/span> The Ojos are made by weaving a design out of yarn upon a wooden cross, typically using many different vibrant colors. This symbol is deeply rooted in the native Huichol culture originating from Jalisco, Mexico. Furthermore, the decision to make the Ojos to decorate the pueblo for this years Dia de Los Muertos Festival was done as a means to attempt to reduce our use of the plastic that typically is used for decorative flags that traditionally have covered the plaza in past Dia De Los Muertos festivals. In this way, the theme of \u201chealth\u201d is being seen as universal and far reaching– health is not just for our physical bodies, but the health of the environment, the health of our land and the ocean, and for the community as a whole. This is why the Ojos de Dios have been chosen as this year\u2019s main decoration and symbol of importance.<\/span><\/p>\n

The entire town is working tirelessly and effortlessly in making these Ojos de Dios, and all across Sayulita in the schools, businesses, and even local families, you will see that people have already begun working on making them months in advance. It is quite impressive to see the whole town coming together in this way. Each Ojo is rather time consuming to make, and uses a lot of yarn, so the goal of making 12,000 to cover the plaza is quite an honorable goal, and furthermore requires a lot of material, which obviously brings an expense. <\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to Sayulita Life\u2019s generous donation, the goal of reaching the 12,00 Ojos de Dios has become that much more feasible, as the festival now has the financial resources to purchase enough yarn to complete their objective. We look forward to seeing these efforts come to life in the Dia De Los Muertos Festival in November 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned to see what local charity, organization, or cause will receive Sayulita Life\u2019s donation next month. To find out more about Sayulita Life\u2019s giving back fund, or to sign up your local charity or organization for a chance to receive the monthly donation, please visit <\/span>Sayulita Life\u2019s \u201cGiving Back\u201d Web Page.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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*Written by: Aanya Sheikh-Taheri <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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