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El Día de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition that honors the dead and celebrates the lives of those who have gone before.
The University will celebrate this year with a special ofrenda created by ND students and a lecture by Javier Osorio, a PhD candidate in political science.
The festivities will also include performances by student groups Coro Primavera de Nuestra Señora, Ballet Folklorico Azul y Oro, and Mariachi ND. The evening will end with breaking of the Bread of the Dead/pan de muerto and hot chocolate.
Tentative Schedule
6 p.m. "The Day of the Dead in the Context of Mexico's Drug Wars" -- Lecture by Javier Osorio
6:30 Music from Coro Primavera de Nuestra Señora
6:45 Ballet Folklorico Azul y Oro
7 Student Presentation about the Day of the Dead and the ofrenda
7:15 Reception featuring:
-Mariachi ND
-Bread of the Dead and Mexican hot chocolate/Merienda de pan de muerto y chocolate caliente-Face Painting
What is the Day of the Dead?
El Día de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition that honors the dead and celebrates the lives of those who have gone before. Celebrated on November 1 by people in Mexico, parts of Central and South America, and increasingly throughout the U.S., the Day of the Dead is not a mournful occasion, but a spirited holiday.
Bringing food and music, families visit the graves of their loved ones, cleaning the headstones and decorating them with flowers. Images of skeletons dancing or doing other comical things are common, part of the philosophy that death is not something to be feared, but a natural part of life.
Day of the Dead festivities are free and open to the public.
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