The last 24 hours have been a rush of excitement and intrigue! My children will be coming with me to Oaxaca and I wanted to surprise them. I am so fortunate to have Nana coming so that she can watch the children and I can focus on learning and expanding my knowledge! We often do themed movie nights and so I wanted to let them learn a bit about Day of the Dead before we go to Mexico. In preparation of the movie, I went to my local Mexican store in town and purchased tamales, rice, beans, Mexican Hot Chocolate as well as actual sugar skulls. We ate the amazing food while watching the Disney move Coco! We all had a great time
And then this morning I had the opportunity to build an ofrenda with my SPAN 101 HYB course. We had an amazing time! And the students did an excellent job!
It is important to take some time to learn a bit about the meaning behind this amazing holiday! The altar is located in our PSC library and will be up until November 6th. I encourage everyone to go and check it out!
The Day of the Dead is a holiday that’s traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, as a way to celebrate and recognize their cultural roots as a part of their Mexican-American heritage and to create a new Chicano identity, artists and activists started changing the Day of the Dead in the 1970s, changing it into the holiday that it is. The celebration combines native Aztec customs with imported Catholicism brought to America by Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century.
Throughout the coming weeks, I hope to learn more about Spanish history and how it evolved throughout South America. Also, I would like to learn more about their traditional holidays.
The Day of the Dead is a holiday that’s traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, as a way to celebrate and recognize their cultural roots as a part of their Mexican-American heritage and to create a new Chicano identity, artists and activists started changing the Day of the Dead in the 1970s, changing it into the holiday that it is. The celebration combines native Aztec customs with imported Catholicism brought to America by Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the coming weeks, I hope to learn more about Spanish history and how it evolved throughout South America. Also, I would like to learn more about their traditional holidays.
Thank you for this! Are you aware that Hispanic, Latino and Spanish all refer to different things? What do they all mean?
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