Religious Holidays
Religious holidays in New York’s Latin communities rarely belong to just one tradition. A Catholic feast day for the Virgen del Carmen is also Mamacha Carmen to Peruvian devotees and, for some in the Haitian diaspora, a day tied to Erzulie Dantò. This subcategory covers the feast days, processions, and observances where Catholic, Indigenous, and African diasporic spiritual traditions meet, layer, and coexist across NYC’s Latin, African, and Indigenous communities.
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Virgin of Guadalupe is the Patron Saint of Mexico and the Americas
BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, Cerro del Tepeyac, México City, México 🇲🇽
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Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights
GRAND ARMY PLAZA, Central Park, Manhattan 🕎 GRAND ARMY PLAZA, Prospect Park, Brooklyn 🕎
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Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos, is a Pan-Latin Family Celebration Whose Mexican Tradition Has Gone Global
Time to remember deceased family members and tend their graves
