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Celebrations and Traditions

In a diverse place like East Austin, there’s no shortage of festivals, holidays and traditions, each with its own special foods, colors, activities and meanings. Some of these traditions celebrate shared experiences, while others are more about personal faith. Jainie Sustaita demonstrates her family’s tamale-making tradition in Nothing Like Mama’s and the congregation of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church turns out to celebrate and honor the memory of loved ones on El Dia de los Muertos. A different kind of family, the dance troupe of Familia Aztlan transform dance traditions they inherited from those who came before them.

Start sharing them now with these movies.

A Moment
The Austin Exodus
Celebration of our Future
El Dia de los Muertos
Familia Aztlan
Grito 2002: Celebration Salsa
NIOSA
Nothing Like Mama’s



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Mid-range shot of crowd attentivly looking in same direction. Sepia-tone, dual colored image. Close shot of smiling child with cap. Chidren, adults and baloons on the background. Sepia-toned, dual colored image. Close shot of couple dancing. they are both smiling and wearing traditional clothes.

Middle age woman sits at a table and looks at the camera.. A man's arms reach in front of her,  grabbing a tortilla in one hand and  picking up food on a plate with the other. His face is not visible. On the background, there is an image of an elderly woman, blurred by her movement. Sepia toned dual color image.