Five Ways to Celebrate and Observe D铆a de los Muertos at University of La Verne
Fall into these five wonderful community opportunities that celebrate and honor all that is to offer during D铆a de los Muertos, or 鈥淒ay of the Dead鈥� at the University of La Verne:听
听听听听 1. Learn about the tradition鈥檚 roots and build an altar听
Speaker Dr. Mar铆a-Elena Carde帽a will share a talk titled, 鈥淒ay of the Dead: Honoring the Ancestors鈥� on Tuesday and will look at the roots of the traditional event. Guests will have the opportunity to build an 鈥渙frenda,鈥� or an altar, together. The event takes place on Tuesday, October 24 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Sacred Space.听
听听听听 2. Join a guided grief circle online听
Speaker Dr. Christian Bracho will share space in his online talk titled, 鈥淪pecial Grief Circle: D铆a De Los Muertos.鈥� This opportunity focuses on how grief integrates itself into the observance of the D铆a de los Muertos traditions. The event will be held on Zoom on Monday, October 30 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Zoom link: . Meeting ID: 547 514 1415; Passcode: 798089听
听听听听 3. Eat delicious foods while watching traditional Aztec dancing group听
Enjoy a community celebration with dancing from the traditional Macehualiztli Noyolo Aztec Group. There will be a ceremony, altars, short stories or 鈥渃uentos鈥�, and delicious traditional sweet breads like conchas and Mexican hot chocolate champurrado. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 1 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Sacred Space.听
听听听听 4. Attend a campus-wide lawn party with Mariachi band, food, and face painting听
On Thursday, November 2 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., come to Citrus Lawn and enjoy a grand D铆a de los Muertos celebration co-sponsored by Campus Activities Board and the Latinx Student Forum. Enjoy the music of an authentic Mariachi band, try delicious foods, and get your face painted, plus many more opportunities.听
听听听听 5. Visit altars throughout campus from October 24 鈥� November 3听
Can鈥檛 make any of the events above? Then be sure to walk through campus and locate the unique and inspirational altar tables during the rest of the two-week celebration. Altars for public view will be located in the Campus Center, Wilson Library, and the Sacred Space. 听
These events are made possible by the Center for Multicultural Services, Campus Activities Board, the Latinx Student Forum, the Wilson Library, Housing & Residential Life, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Office of Student Engagement & Leadership. RSVP to events by logging into website. See you there!听
