Grossmont College Spanish Club hosts “Dia de los Muertos” on Wednesday, Nov 2
October 27, 2011
As part of Grossmont College’s annual “Dia de los Muertos” (the Day of the Dead) celebration, students will be able to sample pan de muerto (bread of the dead), hot chocolate, and sugar skulls. The Day of the Dead is a Mexican celebration for families to remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed. The Spanish Club will host festivities from 12:30-1:30pm on Wednesday, Nov 2 in Griffin Gate, Building #58 in the Modular Village. A 20-minute documentary movie, “Rites of the Day of the Dead,” will be shown, preceded by a lecture from Virginia Young. You can also see on display in the campus Tech Mall a Dia de los Muertos altar featuring figurines, flowers, foods, handouts, masks and photos of deceased people. Funding for this event was made available for this event from Grossmont College’s World Arts and Cultures Committee.