Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) - Chicano Studies Department
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at Ohlone College on November 1 and 2, 2011.
Dia de los Muertos focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.
The Chicano Studies Department along with MEChA, LISTOS, and the Multicultural Anthropology club will be hosting two days of Dia de los Muertos festivities. This event is open to Ohlone College students and employees.
Event Day 1 -
Dia De Los Muertos Campus Celebration
- Tuesday, November 1, 2011
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Cafeteria, Building 5, second floor, Fremont campus
The Ohlone College community is invited to the Dia de los Muertos celebration in the cafeteria on the Fremont Campus. Come and enjoy enjoy an afternoon of music, face painting, and sugar skull decorating!
Event Day 2 -
Dia De Los Muertos Altar Display & Reception
- Wednesday, November 2, 2011
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Library, Building 1, third floor, Fremont campus
The Ohlone College community is invited to the Dia de los Muertos altar display and reception. Food and drinks will be provided. A short presentation on Dia de los Muertos and the presentations of the altars created by the Chicano Studies Department, MEChA, LISTOS, Puente Club, and the Anthropology Multicultural Club will take place.
If anyone would like to take part in the Dia de los Muertos tradition and place pictures of loved ones who have passed on an altar, please contact Ralph de Unamuno at rdeunamuno@ohlone.edu. We can have your items placed on the Chicano Studies altar. Please be sure to use photocopies of photos and only items that can be replaced.
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