PHOTOS: Día de los Muertos celebration honors the dead in Carbondale
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The annual Día de los Muertos celebration returned on Friday, Nov. 7, to downtown Carbondale as part of November’s First Friday festivities put on by Carbondale Arts. The signature “Day of the Dead” parade is meant to honor and remember those who have died, often in a more celebratory fashion. The Día de los Muertos holiday originates in Mexico.
Taking part for the final time this year were the dancers of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s Folklórico program, as longtime instructor Paco Nevarez-Burgueño is retiring after one last performance on Dec. 7. His departure marks the end of the community program, which doesn’t have the funding to replace him.
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Instructor Paco Nevarez-Burgueño, center, with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico program, talks to the audience during the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale. Nevarez-Burgueño is retiring, making this the last time the Folklórico dancers will join the annual festivities.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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Performers take part in the annual Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday with Carbondale Arts on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in downtown Carbondale.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
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