Save the Date!
Free Family Day
Día de los Muertos
Sunday, October 25, 1 – 4 pm
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art honors the Mexican tradition of remembering the dead with a variety of family festivities in the galleries, front steps, and back plaza including music by Conjunto Jardin, dance performances by Folkloric Dance Group Quetzalcóatl, art-making activities, bilingual storytelling, a special display of altars created by school and community groups, and traditional refreshments.
The students in Spanish class have been busy this week working on projects to place in the MUS altar at the museum. We will be featuring crafts for students in grades K through 6th.
So, what is the Day of the Dead?
Many Mexican and Latin American people of Indian heritage believe that each year,
on Día de Muertos, the souls of their departed relatives return to share a feast with the living.
These beliefs are based on the Aztec celebrations of Día de Muertos, a time for the spirits to return to visit their family and friends still living on earth. They came back to see that all was well and that they had not been forgotten. It was a time for the dead to feast on their favorite foods, to hear the music that once made them happy, and to be with the people they loved.
The celebration of the Day of the Dead begins at home. Families work together to create an ofrenda or altar. The altar is a place of honor for the departed souls of the family members. Altars are decorated with flowers, candles, a photo of the person or persons being remembered, their favorite food, and skeleton toys depicting skeletons celebrating life. Children get a special treat too: sugar skulls.
Click on the link below to see some great photos posted by National Geographic.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/dia-de-los-muertos/
Free Family Day
Día de los Muertos
Sunday, October 25, 1 – 4 pm
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art honors the Mexican tradition of remembering the dead with a variety of family festivities in the galleries, front steps, and back plaza including music by Conjunto Jardin, dance performances by Folkloric Dance Group Quetzalcóatl, art-making activities, bilingual storytelling, a special display of altars created by school and community groups, and traditional refreshments.
The students in Spanish class have been busy this week working on projects to place in the MUS altar at the museum. We will be featuring crafts for students in grades K through 6th.
So, what is the Day of the Dead?
Many Mexican and Latin American people of Indian heritage believe that each year,
on Día de Muertos, the souls of their departed relatives return to share a feast with the living.
These beliefs are based on the Aztec celebrations of Día de Muertos, a time for the spirits to return to visit their family and friends still living on earth. They came back to see that all was well and that they had not been forgotten. It was a time for the dead to feast on their favorite foods, to hear the music that once made them happy, and to be with the people they loved.
The celebration of the Day of the Dead begins at home. Families work together to create an ofrenda or altar. The altar is a place of honor for the departed souls of the family members. Altars are decorated with flowers, candles, a photo of the person or persons being remembered, their favorite food, and skeleton toys depicting skeletons celebrating life. Children get a special treat too: sugar skulls.
Click on the link below to see some great photos posted by National Geographic.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/dia-de-los-muertos/