Cultures around the world celebrate the death of a loved one in different ways. The Day of the Dead (10/31-11/2) is a Mexican multi-day holiday that involves family and friends gathering to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Through celebrations and traditions the living help support their loved one’s  spiritual journey of life. This holiday is a celebration of the life lived. Parades, alters, food, music, and art all play a role in the celebrations that families take part in. 

 

This exhibit is a collaboration between many classes here at BG. To honor the dead, students wrote a name of someone who has passed away on a flower representing a marigold. The marigold in Mexico represent the fragility of life. It is believed that the spirits of our departed loved ones come to visit during the celebration and marigolds are used to help guide the spirits with their vibrant color. Art students created images of skulls and graphic art students designed and laser cut images out of paper (papel picado). The altar was done by the Spanish department and has many of the typical things you might find on an alter to a loved one: food, candles, sugar skulls, flowers.