{"id":3178,"date":"2022-09-08T06:48:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T06:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/?p=3178"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:07:38","slug":"bernie-torres-los-dias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/08\/bernie-torres-los-dias\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Torres: Los Dias"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3178\" class=\"elementor elementor-3178\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530cf20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"530cf20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25103d elementor-widget elementor-widget-slide-compact-player\" data-id=\"a25103d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"entry_duration mpfe_fix_lh\"><\/span>\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"song_buy_icons compact_buy_icons transition3 mpfe_clearfix mobile_visibility_hide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a138e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a138e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this segment of <a href=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/2022\/07\/04\/voices-de-aqui-underway\/\"><em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed<\/em><\/a>, Bernie Torres of Amalia and Costilla shares the local tradition of &#8220;Los Dias&#8221; as well as some early related memories and his connection and role with the tradition. Bernie Torres was interviewed by Chris Arellano, April, 2021<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Thank you Bernie Torres, for sharing your memories and , your mother and family; it is a gift to those listening now and in the future. Your memories add to our understanding and appreciation of the history and heritage of Cerro and Questa.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a short segment of a longer interview. Listen to the full interview conducted by Chris Arellano <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/2021\/05\/21\/bernie-torres\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. Also more about &#8220;Dar Los Dias&#8221; below with video.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re listening together to the voices of our neighbors; every week we share a different short story from our community with <em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed<\/em>. Join us for the short broadcasts at Questa Farmers Market on Sundays this summer or here, on our website.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huge thanks to our collaborators at Questa Farmers Market, Gaea McGahee and all the musicians at the market for allowing us to plug into their sound system to broadcast the <em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed<\/em> weekly segments.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are also grateful to our funders! Voices de Aqu\u00ed is made possible by support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lanlfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LANL Foundation<\/a> Community Outreach Grant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taoscf.org\/\">Chevron Grants for Good <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taoscf.org\/\">Taos Community Foundation IMPACT Grant<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This interview is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/questacreative.org\/northern-nm-music\/\">Northern New Mexico Music: Past and Present<\/a>, a project of the nonprofit, <a href=\"https:\/\/questacreative.org\/about\/\">Questa Creative Council<\/a>, dedicated to strengthening community through arts, culture, history, and education. This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts and Taos Community Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dar Los Dias<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;Dar los D\u00edas&#8221; has been a traditional way of ringing in the New Year in Hispanic Northern New Mexico for hundreds of years. On January 1st 2019, amidst a driving snowstorm, Bernie Torres and the Costilla Ramblers sing in the New Year in the tiny village of Cerro New Mexico. Part of the &#8220;Music Buena&#8221; exhibit opening October 6th, 2019 at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, NM and running for the next 2 years. (Copied here from the Youtube video caption. 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