STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Silver Lake resident Irma Bohorquez-Geisler presented the 26th annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival on Sunday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton.
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition, a family reunion, a celebration to honor and remember our deceased loved ones. A time when the souls return to visit the living.
The day was sponsored in part by Con Edison, a DCA Art Fund grant to Bohorquez-Geisler from Staten Island Arts, and The Lois & Richard Nicotra Foundation.
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Smiling shy young ladies pose for a picture at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Shy ladies pose for a picture at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Little boy enjoying the dancers at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Ofrenda stationed at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Claudia Valentina presents Cempoalxochitl at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Irma Bohorquez-Geisler speak to the audience at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Tamara Geisler at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Women dancing at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Irma Bohorquez-Geisler capturing the moment at the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Derek Alvez
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival 2018
Scenes from the 26th Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta School, West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)