For Villareal, the most challenging part of teaching students about the Día de Los Muertos Celebration is explaining the learning challenges and cultural characteristics. Villareal has been a Spanish teacher with the SEISD for all 14 years she has served in education. Garcia Enriquez Middle School students have learned about the artistry and fanfare of the Día de Los Muertos Celebration. Through her education, generations of Ann M. In the San Elizario Independent School District (SEISD), traditional celebrations like the Día de Los Muertos are passed on and kept generationally authentic through the passionate teaching of Mrs. Many also add water and “pan de muerto,” known as Day of the Dead Bread. One can begin to capture the personality of the individual being honored by adding the individual’s favorite music playing in the background and adding the preferred foods and objects of the deceased loved one. Jeannie Meza-Chavez Superintendent of Schools San Elizario ISD Perforated paper with decorative designs known as “papel picado” also help enhance the look of the altar.īy Dr. Artistic sugar skulls help decorate the altar along with marigold flowers and lit candles. Altars for the Día de Los Muertos can be composed of one picture or several pictures of loved ones who have passed. Getting ready for the Día de Los Muertos begins with the set-up of an altar. Vibrant artistry, deep tradition and an unwavering ceremony are celebrated yearly in preparation for the Nov.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTAR SCHOOL MOVIE
The Arts and Culture Google page indicates that the Día de Los Muertos is a celebration by the “people in Mexico and Central America and for Mexican Americans in the United States.” In addition, movie director Lee Unkrich captures the essence of the Día de Los Muertos in Coco, a Pixar Animation Studios movie released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2017. The Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a traditional celebration to honor the lives of ancestors. For many, the loss is still very raw regardless of how long it has been since the death of a loved one. They are emerging from a year and a half of lockdowns, battles over mask-on or mask-off and the overwhelming loss of loved ones physically gone forever. Students, teachers and staff are returning to school with untreated social and emotional complications.
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