Society Day of the Dead

Today Day of the Dead is celebrated only in a few countries around the world - although it has so many great and meaningful traditions and such a positive vibe.
We want to change this and create an inclusive community to establish Day of the Dead globally. As local events and a movement to honor the joy of life & to connect with loved ones - in IRL and virtual worlds - using web3 technology for its financing and organisation.

Manifesto

love is inclusive and transcends time, space & dimension.
to live & love - this is what life should be about.

borrowing from the mexican tradition, we envision Day of the Dead being celebrated around the world as a large event in every city:

in august, the time of the year it originally was celebrated,
a large public event for all, an exclusive party for few,
for all genders, ages and ethnics,
IRL and virtual worlds,
colorful and vivid,
public & intimate,
helping oneself while supporting the community.

we are open-minded and like to support others,
we believe in the power of now, common sense & doing good,
we are thought- & joyful,
we enjoy challenges, are confident and perseverant,
we like web3 technology and think that it helps us to build and finance our community - the Society Day of the Dead

join us.

La Fiesta

Once a year we want to celebrate Day of the Dead. It starts with traditions that connect us with our loved ones, followed by an artistic Festival and ending with an exclusive Party. Throughout the year we support local good causes - the Buena Causas

One key method to  finance the Fiesta & Buena Causa is by selling tokens.

Festival

Live music, art, colorful flowers, masked and dressed participants - a joyful event that fuels the joy of life.

Making the Festival special each year requires professional organisation and participation of Society members. The Society will select and pay for professional event agencies to take care of all administrative and organizational work for the IRL and virtual event.

Goal is to make the Day of the Dead Festivals outstanding events that participants will love to remember.

Party

The Society Day of the Dead will organise an extravagant Party in an exclusive location that features live acts. Admission is granted only with either a Society Membership Token or a limited single Party token.

Buena Causas

Give & be given. We like doing good and support the joy of life.

Mental Health is one of the most important topics in the future, this is why we will support local projects and initiatives that foster mental health and joy of life. The Buena Causas are selected and voted on by the Society.

Traditions

The Mexican culture is full of beautiful Traditions that we would like to share with the public as part of the Fiesta:

• Ofrendas, a shrine to remember the loved ones who have passed away
• Sugar Skulls, artistically painted skulls
• Beautiful flowers everywhere, especially Marigold, the typical Day of the Dead orange colored flower
• Flower crowns and creative head pieces as a resemblance of La Catrina
• Pan de Muerto, the traditional Mexican bread of the dead that we will convince local bakeries to bake for the Fiesta

DAO

Society Day of the Dead

The Society Day of the Dead will have the organisation form of a DAO.

Members of the Society will get access to the Society community tools to discuss and to organise the Fiestas. Together we set the direction how the Fiesta evolves, where to spend money and how much.

Genesis Token

Only 8 x 888 Genesis token will exist. Holder of the Genesis Tokens will have the voting rights on the global aspects of the Society and will decide where the first Fista will take place. 

We will release the first part of our Genesis NFT collection on 8/8 at 8am
Sign-up on our Mailing List & follow us on Twitter.

Future Tokens

Going forward the Society will issue scoped Country Tokens. Holders of a Country Token will have the voting rights on local decisions, decide in which city the first Fiesta in a country will happen and which countrywide Buena Causa will be supported.

NFT

8 x 888 Genesis Token

The NFTs are not only unique pieces of art but also a utility token that become more and more valuable with each phase completed. Benefits of ownership include:

• Ownership of the underlying artwork and IP
• Exclusive access to the high resolution file to print out the NFT
• Society Membership including access to our Society Servers 
• Voting rights in the DAO to decide on the Society's future
• Right to whitelist friends  
• Profit from Future Token sales  
• Access to members only IRL and virtual events
• Exclusive AirDrops

The NFTs are stored as ERC-721 tokens on multiple blockchains and hosted on IPFS.
Pricing will be announced shortly before each drop. 

NTF Artwork

Each NFT is unique and has been generated from over 150 possible traits, including gender, ethnic, headwear, face painting, clothing, backgrounds and more.  

The creation process took us much longer than expected and included 3D models, hand crafted flower crowns with real & artificial flowers, photos and drawings.

We love walls. All NFTs are made to be printed out too. Owners will have the option to download a high resolution file.

Minting

Genesis I Drop on Etherium

For us the 8 and in particular the 888 are important numbers.
Of course we would have loved to wait a bit longer and grow our community on social networks firstly, but not doing our first drop on 8/8 at 8 was not an option ;-)
Yes, this of course is a risk, but we think long term and hope that our mission will resonate with many people over time.

Minting started on 8/8 at 8am GMT

We will allow minting in 3 phases:

• Free: Among the Allow List wallets 88 will get our token for free and only have to pay the gas fee.
• Allow List only: Only wallets on the Allow List can mint. Pricing will be anounced soon
• Public: All wallets can mint

We will reveal the artwork after all 888 NFTs have been minted.

Allow List

The Allow List for Genesis I is a list of Ethereum wallet addresses that is pre-approved by us. All addresses that are on the Allow List will be guaranteed access to the Genesis I collection

To get on the Allow List:

• Follow us on Twitter, Like a tweet and Tag 3 friends
• Sign-up on our Mailing List

Roadmap

Phase 0 - Getting Started

• DONE: Create high resolution Artwork
• DONE: Lauch the Society Day of the Dead Website
• DONE: Start Twitter Account

Phase 1 - Genesis Drops

• Dropping 8 x 888 Genesis NFTs & build a global community of supporters
• at 25% sold we give back and donate 1/8 of our sales to a Buena Causa of our choice
• at 50% sold we start with Phase 2
• at 75% sold we will definitely do the first Fiesta Party and invite all Token owner

Phase 2 - Create the DAO

• Institutionalize the DAO
• Create the smart contracts, voting platform and infrastructure for the DAO
• Vote in which country we start
• Purchase or rent virtual land

Phase 3 - Organize the first FIESTA

• Setup initial Country
• Mint first Future Token
• Prepare the first IRL FIESTA
• Prepare the first FIESTA in the Metaworld

Phase 4 - first FIESTA

• Sell tickets for the FIESTA party
• Celebrate the first FIESTA with the Festival and the Party

Phase 5 - Get the rest of the World onboard

• Expand the Society to more countries
• Organize FIESTAs in more Countries

FAQ

When and where is the first Fiesta?

Of course, we would like to celebrate the first Fiesta as soon as possible, but this depends on many factors like who will participate in the Society and of course your own support! We plan for August 2023. The place will be decided by the DAO.

What date will the Fiesta take place?

What many don't know, initially Day of the Dead was celebrated in August. We think it is a good idea to return to the original and celebrate the Festival in August when the weather is good. We will keep the date flexible to always include a weekend.

Ibiza?

Yes, a beautiful, positive, vibrant, art-loving, Mediterranean island & the name of the initiator of the Society Day of the Dead.

Is Day of the Dead another name for Halloween?

No. Some costumes might look similar, the rest is very different. Please see our Manifesto and research the web.

How large will the Society ultimately be?

We have no idea. We started the Society to make the world a better place. If it does, we are happy.

Why 8 x 888 Genesis Token?

We always liked the number 8 and 888. The 8 is full of energy, an infinite loop with no beginning and no end. And 888 is a symbol of abundance, positivity and love in numerology. This is why we start minting on 8/8 at 8am and mint 8 batches of 888 Genesis Token.