Festival 2024

Mexican Day of the Dead

Organised by No One Dies Alone, Wigtownshire (A listening ear project) in collaboration with Guid Grief

7th November 2024

A Listening Ear, 2 Monument View, Leswalt, Stranraer, DG9 0JJ

This event is for the Guid Grief community.

Guid Grief launched in November 2023 with a Mexican Day of the Dead which attracted 40 adults with 5 accompanying children from right across the region as far as Dumfries! Mexican food was provided as were Mexican skull cookies and butterflies. There was face painting and the film Coco for the children. A candle lighting ceremony, a remembrance tree, mindful colouring and music were also provided as well as refreshments and cakes. The hall was decorated for the occasion which ran for two hours and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. 
By working together with NODA, Wigtownshire we hope to open this event to more volunteers and participants and make it an annual event to celebrate absent friends, share stories and normalise death. Our community lacks bereavement support and due to its rural location, the community can struggle with isolation. By bringing our community together at such events we hope to build strong compassionate ties and encourage community members to support each other openly at times of grief. 

Photo credit: Brian Wegman via Unsplash