Día de los MuertosInvocation and CelebrationWith Martha Ramirez-Oropeza, Ofelia Cruz Morales, and Delfina de la Cruz

Performance/Lecture

Martha Ramirez-Oropeza, artist and adjunct lecturer in the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies will lead a traditional Day of the Dead invocation ritual outside Haines Hall, followed by a discussion in the CSRC Library with professors Ofelia Cruz Morales and Delfina de la Cruz.

Morales and de la Cruz will discuss how their native village Chicontepec, Veracruz, sets ofrenda for its traditional Xantolo (Day of the Dead). The presentation and discussion will be given in Nahuatl and Spanish, with English translations provided.

Monday, October 29CSRC Library (144 Haines)4:00pm to 5:30pm

This event is organized by the Chicano Studies Research Center.

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