day of the dead art Caption: Students will celebrate Dia de Los Muertos on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9.

Celebrating Tradition

Students Sponsor Dia de Los Muertos Events Nov. 2 and 9

Oct. 21, 2011 :: No. 48/mkc

What: Cal State Fullerton students will celebrate Dia de Los Muertos Nov. 2 and 9 through special altar displays and contests, mariachi performances, Aztec dancing, face painting, sugar skull decorating, storytelling and Loteria games.

day of the dead art Schedule: 

Wednesday, Nov. 2
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.  in the Quad
An altar competition kicks off festivities. Contestants are asked to start setting up at 9 a.m. Other activities throughout the day include face painting, sugar-skull decorating, free pan dulce and pan muerte (two traditional kinds of breads served on Day of the Dead) and Aztec dance performances.

Wednesday Nov. 9
Plaza in front of the university's Humanities-Social Sciences Building
11 a.m.-noon — ofrenda workshop with artist Daniel Martinez
Noon-1 p.m. — Mariachi Monumental de America performance
1-2 p.m. — art exhibit, Loteria playing and ofrenda workshops
2-3 p.m. — storytelling
4-5 p.m. — Xipetotec dance performance

Sponsors: Members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) de CSUF are organizing the Nov. 2 event for the 18th year, and members of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Alliance, are producing the Nov. 9 event for the first time.

Parking: $2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit. Details are available online.

More Info: Call MEChA at 657-278-3846 or C@SA at 657-278-3839

Media Contact: Mimi Ko Cruz, Public Affairs, 657-278-7586, mkocruz@fullerton.edu

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About Dia de Los Muertos

Dia de Los Muertos is Spanish for Day of the Dead.

The holiday, observed throughout Central America and in the United States, is a festive occasion to remember the dead by erecting altars with marigolds and favorite foods, clothes and other items at grave sites and in homes and other places. It is celebrated annually on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.

About The Sponsors

MEChA

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) is a social, political and cultural organization that promotes higher eduction for Chicano students. The student organization was formed decades ago. Its president this year is Edgar Sanchez and the organization’s adviser is Janette L. Hyder, an EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) counselor. Email: mechadecsuf@gmail.com

C@SA

The Chicana and Chicano Studies Alliance (C@SA) is a student organization that was formed in 2010. The group's members organize cultural events and panel discussions, as well as attend conferences. Student officers this year are Damien Montaño and Diego Ceballos, co-chairs. The organization's advisers are Alexandro J. Gradilla, chair and associate professor of Chicana and Chicano studies, and Sonia L. Velez, administrative coordinator of Afro-Ethnic, Asian American and Chicana and Chicano studies. Email: casacsuf@yahoo.com