Dia de los Muertos!

Our celebration was a success!

Thanks to the combined efforts of Heritage Studies and Campus Ministry our Dia de los Muertos celebration honored the spirits and then some. Some highlights of the night included a reflection and prayer courtesy of Sister Betsy, a presentation on the pagan, Latin American, and Catholic roots of Dia de los Muertos by Ben Remillard, and assorted presentations by Dr. Ortiz's seminar students. Of course, there was a copious amount of candy, drinks (including a deliciously warm cider brewed by our own Dr. Ortiz), and snacks courtesy of our department co-sponsors. The night was capped off with students trying their hands at sugar skull style face painting. A big thank you goes out to the 40+ people that showed up to our event.

Check out some of our pictures from the event below (check back for updates later in the week!)

Our brave intern Ana was the trendsetter of
the night thanks to her half-face painting

Amber, post-painting

Here, our resident artist Kerry is in the middle of one of
her many masterpieces of the night

The new face of our program?

For those of you who couldn't tell, that's Dr. Ortiz
behind the mask

Ana hard at work on our altar

The finished version

Dr Ortiz's students presenting an original song

Ana presenting as part of her Spanish seminar