[Portalesstudentsspanishmajorminor] Día de los Muertos event

[Gonzalez, Linda]

¡Hola!
Join us for our Día de los Muertos activities!

The Spanish Program in the Department of Languages and Literature invites you to participate in a virtual celebration of Día de los Muertos. We will host virtual workshops from Friday October 30 thru November 2 that will teach you how to professionally paint your face like a Catrina Calavera, make your own Pan de Muerto, and on the last day we will have a reading and presentation of contest winners for the best altars and CalaveraPoems.

We encourage all ENMU students, faculty and staff to participate. Community members are also encouraged to participate and are welcome to register under the community categories.

Día de los Muertos is a tradition-filled multi-day holiday that is celebrated during October 31 (Al Hallows Eve), November 1 (All Saints Day), and November 2 (All Souls Day) in México and other Latin American countries. Invitations in the form of altars are made by family members so that the spirits of loved ones who have passed will come back to visit their families.  According to the tradition, children who have passed and are referred to as angelitos (little angels) and they come to visit their families on October 31. The adult spirits are said to visit on November 1st and on November 2, the last day, families attend cemeteries to clean and decorate the graves and tombs of their ancestors, and to celebrate their lives.

During these days, people write Calavera Poems. The Calavera Poems are fun and humorous rhyming poems that eulogize and make fun of the living. The poems are traditionally written for politicians, teachers, friends, or anybody famous. These poems are meant to be playful and funny. You can see examples and steps for creating your own calavera poem on these websites:

https://www.thinkmakeshareblog.com/literary-calaveras/
https://www.calaveras-literarias.com/calaveras-para-maestros/

Día de los Muertos Calendar of Events

Friday October 30, 1:00pm: Make your own Pan de Muerto
Virtual workshop by ENMU Instructor, Beatriz Villa, 3rd generation baker!  See the list of the ingredients below so you can have them ready for the event. We will show you how to make your own pan de muerto for your altar and to share with your family.

Saturday October 31, 1:00pm:  Paint Your Own Professional Catrina Face
Professional body painter and artist, Natalia Torres Alvarado will teach you step by step how to paint your face like a Catrina Calavera just in time for the weekend.  See the list of the materials below that you will need in order to follow the workshop and create your own Catrina face. Her work is available for viewing on Instagram @flowingimagination
Monday November 2, 2:00pm: Virtual Presentation of Altars and reading of Calavera Poems. We will close our Día de los Muertos celebration by announcing awards and prizes for the best Altars and Calavera Poems.

All participants must complete a registration form and submit it to the department of Languages and Literature.  The Calavera Poems and the Altar pictures must be submitted by Friday October 30 at 9am.  The calaveras can be submitted in English or Spanish.


The form for submission can be found here:

https://www.enmu.edu/academics/colleges-departments/college-liberal-arts-sciences/department-languages-literature/special-programs/dia-de-los-muertos


Linda González PhD

Assistant Professor of Spanish

Department of Languages and Literature

Eastern New Mexico University


Office: 113 C

Email: Linda.Gonzalez at enmu.edu


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