ANGOLA, IN - For the second year in a row, students in Trine University's Spanish minor and students in the Alpha Beta Nu Hispanic Honorary Society collaborated with students in the Study Abroad Club to celebrate the Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) on Nov. 1 and 2.
The students created two altars, placed in the Rick L. and Vicki L. James University Center, to honor loved ones who passed away.
The students brought photos and personal mementos to honor their beloved deceased relatives and friends, including pets.
They decorated the altars with images of their home state flowers, marigolds, candles and skulls. The marigolds and candles represent the fragility of life, and the flowers and candles are believed to show the deceased the path to the living world on Nov. 1 and 2.
Altars are very important in the Day of the Dead celebration, since they are where the ofrendas (offerings) are placed to honor the dearly departed.
Study Abroad Club students provided paper butterflies and invited Trine students and staff to write the names of their beloved deceased on them. The students hung more than 120 of the paper butterflies on the wall above the altars in the shape of a butterfly.
The second altar was created in honor of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, one of the most influential female artists of the 20th century. The altar was decorated with some of her pictures, paintings and other items to celebrate her life.
The altars will be on display until Thursday, Nov. 3.
(04-23-2024) Rooney And Shah Slated To Speak At Trine Commencement Ceremonies
(04-23-2024) Four Fires In Fremomt Over Five Days
(04-20-2024) Waterloo Man Drowns While Fishing In Little Turkey Lake
(04-19-2024) March Unemployment In Indiana Unchanged
(04-21-2024) Sturgis Suspect In Home Invasion, Assault Arraigned
(04-18-2024) Former Branch County Priests Not Allowed To Work With Children
(04-18-2024) Michigan’s March Unemployment Unchanged From February
(04-17-2024) LaGrange Foundation Awards LIFE Grants To Youth Programs
(04-16-2024) Coldwater Man Critically Injures An Orland Man In Accident
(04-16-2024) Sturgis Man Being Held On Rape Charge
(04-15-2024) Bronson City Council To Discuss Recreational Marijuana, Again
(04-12-2024) LaGrange Co. Community Foundation Receives Matching Grant
(04-12-2024) LaGrange Man Arrested On Multiple Charges In Mongo
(04-12-2024) Two People Injured In Three Vehicle Crash In Bronson
(04-11-2024) Ford Recalls 43,000 SUV’s Due To Fuel Injector Leaks
(04-11-2024) County Council Agrees On $1M Engineering Project With NIPSCO
(04-11-2024) Insanity Plea Dismissed For Angola Man Facing Murder Charges
(04-10-2024) Trespassing Suspect Allegedly Attempts To Drown SCSD K9
(04-09-2024) LaGrange Co. Council Approves Road Project Funding Request
(04-09-2024) Two Weekend Crashes In Cass County’s Milton Township