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political science major and inter
nal co-director for MEChA.
Llamas plans to put up pic
tures of her grandparents on the
altar, which is covered with
bright colored tissue paper, can
dles and calaveras, colorful
skulls made from sugar. She will
bring food and a craft she made
for her grandfather when she was
a little girl and a miniature mo
torcycle for her uncle.
People usually offer their rela
tives alcohol, something MEChA
members cannot do on the Uni
versity campus.
Every item on the altar has its
meaning and place. Traditionally
three important colors of tissue
paper used to decorate the altar
are purple, white and pink. Pur
ple represents pain, white stands
for hope and pink represents cel
ebration. Other items represent
the gods of wind, fire, water and
earth.
“It’s very spiritual,” Llamas
said.
The traditional Day of the
Dead bread students will offer
their relatives on the altar, takes
the shape of bones and is pre
pared only once a year for this
special celebration.
Gil will remember her idol, Ce
sar Chavez, who was an organiz
er in the national farmworker
movement, on Dia de los Muer
{ ( Dia de los Muertos is
really important for us to
remember in terms of our
culture and our heritage.
Sylvia Gil J J
Internal co-director for
MEChA
tos. She said the celebration is
not limited to deceased relatives,
but includes “anybody who you
think is important.” Gil said the
holiday is one of those typical
celebrations students studying
Spanish frequently encounter in
their text books.
Llamas said MEChA’s Dia de
los Muertos celebration, which is
the biggest of its kind in the
Northwest, will include remem
bering those who died while try
ing to cross the border separating
the United States from Mexico.
The group invited a special
guest speaker, Guadulupe Quinn,
for Tuesday’s main celebration to
help students remember those
victims and give the holiday and
broader social context.
“We just want to remember the
spirits of the people who have
died crossing the border,” Llamas
said.
For more information about
Tuesday’s festivities, contact
MEChA representatives at 346
3508.
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Tuesday, Nov. 2
International Film Series: "Vi
agem a Lisboa (Lisbon Story)." 7-9
p.m. Room 122, Pacific Hall, 1210
Franklin Blvd. Admission is free.
For information, browse http://ba
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