Muertos celebration to honor and please the returning souls. The altar is decorated with pictures, candles, toys, and food such as tamales and candies as an offering to the returning souls. These are all things that the souls enjoyed in their earthly existence.
PAPEL PICADO
Tissue-paper banners with cutout designs of animated skeleton figures adorn altars and homes during el Día de los Muertos.
CEMPASÚCHIL
The cempasúchil(marigold) was the symbolic flower of death to the Aztecs. Perhaps this association was made because it dies very quickly once the marigold is cut. For this reason, flowers on the ofrenda refer to the earth and the regenerative forces of nature. Marigold petals are strewn to create a symbolic pathway leading souls to the ofrenda. It is said that the combined fragrance of the zempasuchil, copal, and candles has the smell of bone.
VELAS
Candles, besides their religious symbolism, are placed on the ofrenda to light and guide the way of the souls to the altar.
INCIENSO O COPAL
Copal (Incense) is burned on grave sites and the ofrenda. Its perfumed smoke surrounds the altar and grave, providing a welcoming atmosphere. The transformation of earth matter- Copal (tree resin) into something ethereal (smoke) is a symbolic transformation of the physical to the supernatural, which is associated with the death of the returning soul
PAN DE MUERTO
Pan de Muertos is a sweet bread flavored with anise orange peel, and orange glaze specially made to be placed on ofrendas and graves More traditional loaves are round with a central raised knob of dough, representing the skull and crossed bone-shaped decorations radiating from the central knob.
UN VASO DE AGUA
To quench the thirst of the returning souls after their long journey a glass of water is placed on the ofrenda This emphasizes the fact that water is the main support of life.
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Gracias to all of the students, volunteers, and workers who made this event possible. Special thank you to our co-sponsors!
Día de Los Día
El Centro: Chicanx Latinx Resource Center and the Quarry Amphitheater welcomes you to Saturday, November 2, 2024 6:30pm-8:30pm UCSC Quarry Amphitheater
Día de los Muertos Origins Día de los Muertos Origins Program Program
Día de los Muertos is a celebration that captures the idea of unity between life and death. It is a unique blend of customs drawn from Indigenous practices as well as the Roman Catholic practices brought and imposed by the conquistadores.
The roots of the Day of the dead go back over 3,000 years, to the rituals honoring the dead in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The Mexica, Maya Toltecs, and other Indigenous communities living in what is now Mexico, Central America, and Latin American countries hold a cyclical view of the universe and saw death as an integral ever-present part of life. A new awakening and beginning. Death was therefore not something to be feared but rather respected as a necessary part of life. The dead make a long journey through the eight underworlds, to Mictlantecuhtli.
The Spanish conquistadors came from a continent that had been depopulated by plagues in the Middle ages. They came for gold, land, and the intent to establish a Christian rule. They brought with them a concept of death based on the idea of good vs. evil, a final judgment day, heaven, hell, and purgatory. During their confrontation with the indigenous culture, the Spanish sensed the power of the celebration honoring the dead - a celebration that was at least 5,000 years old. Realizing that conversion never obliterates tradition, they permitted certain customs to continue. Eventually what developed included a fusion of Catholic iconography, beliefs, and rituals with Indigenous traditions.
Arianna (she/her) Arianna (she/her)
the earliest memory i have of attending a funeral would have to be when i was 3, not vividly but i remember my uncles house and i remember the cemetery.
era el funeral de mi primo de 16 años
from an early age i understood what it feels to lose someone because i was taught by my family that these people that i had never seen, were loved ones
gente que no merecía morir
at the young age of 6 on my birthday
i remember having to sit down and listen to my parents say i couldn t celebrate today because one of my other uncles had passed away.
i was six and i understood that day that i could never celebrate my birthday again.
i also learned the meaning of the date, i had to celebrate the lives of those who we had lost
noviembre 1 día de todos los santos.
ya era más grande cuando agarré de la mano a la muerte, y pelee contra ella porque de mi, mi abuela se habia ido
i was 14 when i fought it again and again it won one more time, it was my grandpa this time
dejo un vacío en mi corazón
and recently my best friend
at the start of 2022 it was so unexpected and it made it so clear
nunca ganaré
all of my life i have been prepared that if death were to come get me i would and it would be okay.
i understood and i understand that it is the cycle of life but most importantly on my birthday now i get to start to cherish and remember those who i have loved porque aún estoy aquí manteniendo vivas sus memorias
Y aunque a veces se sienta raro celebrar un año más de vida en este día me alegro que pueda celebrar a la muerte igualmente
6:30pm: Land Acknowledgment and Welcome
6:40pm: Opening Danza & Prayer by White Hawk/ Ixtatutli
7:00pm: Welcoming our past loved ones
7:12pm: Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas
7:25pm: Mariachi Eterno de UCSC
7:35pm: Poem by UCSC Student 7:40pm: Intermission
7:50pm: Rasquache Liberation Front 8:25pm: Closing Ceremony
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LA OFRENDA LA OFRENDA
L Muertos para honrar y complacer a las almas que regresan. El altar está decorado con cuadros, velas juguetes y alimentos como tamales y dulces como ofrenda a las almas que regresan. Estas son todas las cosas que las almas disfrutaron en su existencia terrenal.
PAPEL PICADO
Papel picado con diseños recortados de esqueletos animados adornan altares y casas durante el Día de los Muertos.
CEMPASÚCHIL
La cempasúchil era la flor simbólica de la muerte para los aztecas. Quizás se hizo esta asociación porque muere muy rápido una vez cortada. Por eso, las flores de la ofrenda hacen referencia a la tierra y a las fuerzas regeneradoras de la naturaleza. Los pétalos son esparcidos para crear un camino simbólico que lleva a las almas a la ofrenda. Se dice que la fragancia combinada del zempasuchil, copal y velas tiene olor a hueso.
VELAS
Las velas, además de su simbolismo religioso, se colocan sobre la ofrenda para iluminar y guiar el camino de las almas hacia el altar.
INCIENSO O COPAL
Copal (Incienso) se quema en las tumbas y en la ofrenda. Su humo perfumado envuelve el altar y la tumba proporcionando un ambiente acogedor. La transformación de la materia de la tierra-Copal (resina de árbol) en algo etéreo (humo) es una transformación simbólica de lo físico a lo sobrenatural que está asociada con la muerte del alma que regresa.
PAN DE MUERTO
Pan de Muertos es un pan dulce con sabor a anís cáscara de naranja y glaseado de naranja especialmente elaborado para ser colocado en ofrendas y tumbas Los panes más tradicionales son redondos con una protuberancia de masa central elevada que representa la calavera y decoraciones cruzadas en forma de hueso que irradian desde la protuberancia central
UN VASO DE AGUA
Para saciar la sed de las almas que regresan de su largo viaje se coloca un vaso de agua sobre la ofrenda. Esto enfatiza el hecho de que el agua es el principal soporte de la vida.
Copatrocinadores Copatrocinadores
El Centro de Recursos Chicanx Latinx y el Anfiteatro
Quarry le da la bienvenida a Día
Gracias a todos los estudiantes, voluntarios y trabajadores que hicieron posible este evento. Un agradecimiento especial a nuestros copatrocinadores!
6:30pm-8:30pm
UCSC Quarry Amphitheater
El Día de los Muertos es una celebración que captura la idea de unidad entre la vida te. Las raíces del Día de Muertos se remontan a más de 3.000 años, a los rituales en honor a los muertos en la Mesoamérica precolombina. Los mexicas, mayas, toltecas y otras comunidades indígenas que viven en lo que hoy es México América Central y países latinoamericanos tienen una visión cíclica del universo y ven la muerte como una parte integral y siempre presente de la vida. Un nuevo despertar y comienzo. Por lo tanto la muerte no es algo que haya que temer sino más bien respetar como una parte necesaria de la vida. Los muertos hacen un largo viaje a través de los ocho inframundos, hasta Mictlantecuhtli.
Los conquistadores españoles procedían de un continente que había sido despoblado por plagas en la Edad Media. Vinieron por oro, tierra y la intención de establecer un gobierno cristiano. Trajeron con ellos un concepto de muerte basado en la idea del bien contra el mal, el día del juicio final, el cielo, el infierno y el purgatorio. Durante su confrontación con la cultura indígena, los españoles sintieron el poder de la celebración en honor a los muertos, una celebración que tenía al menos 5.000 años. Al darse cuenta de que la conversión nunca borraría la tradición, permitieron que continuaran ciertas costumbres. Eventualmente, lo que se desarrolló incluyó una fusión de iconografía, creencias y rituales católicos con tradiciones indígenas.
Arianna (she/her) Arianna (she/her)
the earliest memory i have of attending a funeral would have to be when i was 3, not vividly but i remember my uncles house and i remember the cemetery.
era el funeral de mi primo de 16 años
from an early age i understood what it feels to lose someone because i was taught by my family that these people that i had never seen, were loved ones
gente que no merecía morir
at the young age of 6 on my birthday
i remember having to sit down and listen to my parents say i couldn t celebrate today because one of my other uncles had passed away.
i was six and i understood that day that i could never celebrate my birthday again.
i also learned the meaning of the date, i had to celebrate the lives of those who we had lost noviembre 1 día de todos los santos.
ya era más grande cuando agarré de la mano a la muerte, y pelee contra ella porque de mi, mi abuela se habia ido
i was 14 when i fought it again and again it won one more time, it was my grandpa this time dejo un vacío en mi corazón and recently my best friend
at the start of 2022 it was so unexpected and it made it so clear nunca ganaré
all of my life i have been prepared that if death were to come get me i would and it would be okay.
i understood and i understand that it is the cycle of life but most importantly on my birthday now i get to start to cherish and remember those who i have loved porque aún estoy aquí manteniendo vivas sus memorias
Y aunque a veces se sienta raro celebrar un año más de vida en este día me alegro que pueda celebrar a la muerte igualmente
6:30pm: Bienvenida y reconocimiento de la tierra
6:40pm: Bendicion y oracion de White Hawk/ Ixtatutli
