This year we will construct two community ofrendas for Dia de los Muertos, one in Skou Lounge and one in the Wooster Sciences Building. Please come help build the ofrendas, add the names, photos and/or stories of those who you still love and if you choose decorate a sugar skull or cutout.
Construction begins at 1:50 pm in Skou Lounge and immediately after in the Wooster Sciences Building.
Dia de los Muertos as celebrated in Mexico is one expression of this holiday, but many places in the world also have similar celebrations and remembrances at this time of year including much of Latin America and Europe.
This is a holiday where everyone is welcome. Students in construction built the arches, many thanks to Ben King. The greenhouse and grounds folks have been extremely helpful with cempasuchil (marigolds). Many thanks to Uttara Samarakoon, Zoey Keith and Caroline Georskey. There is a place for everyone and everyone's expertise in a celebration of those we always love and miss.
Please stop by between Friday, Oct. 31 and Wednesday, Nov. 6 (clean up at 1:50 in Skou and afterwards in WSB) to see the ofrendas, remember loved ones and add their names, photos or memories. (If you want the materials you place returned please come get them or let me know or leave a note.)