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F eature 3 N ovember 5, 2003 T he C lackamas P rint • 5 I Annual celebration honors the dead Isaiah Creel T he C lackamas P rint Mexican and Mexican- American families celebrate the lives and deaths of their ancestors luring Los Dias de los Muertos Days of the Dead) Oct. 31 hrough Nov. 2. This celebration coincides with the Christian holy days off All Saints’ Day and All Souls* Day, but was celebrated in Mexico before the Spaniards invaded. After the conquest of Mexico, priests from Spain tried to Christianize the holiday, since it couldn’t be abolished outright. The celebration itself is cen tered around the cyclic nature of life and death, and the inescapable end all must face one day. This is a time to fondly remember the lives of parents, grandparents, children, loved ones and even celebrities. An altar is made with a picture of the deceased, flowers, cherished pos sessions and traditional foods like pah de muerte, the bread of the dead. During the celebration, families clean up relatives’ graves and adorn them with flowers. People parade through the streets dressed as skeletons and rejoice in the fact that they are, for the moment, alive. There is still the respect for the dead and death, but rather than being frightened of death and trying vainly to avoid it, the Mexican culture accepts it as a friend, a brother and a fact of life. This celebration gives joy to the living and honor to the dead. PHOTOS BY CORY PRICE C lackamas P rint Los Dias de los Muertos, the Spanish name for the Day of the Dead, is a time to honor those who have passed. Families lay out deceased loved ones’ favorite foods and flowers, accompanied by their pic tures. Alters are also adorned with candles and colorful blankets. German students exchange thoughts on culture diversities For the past three weeks, CCC has been hosting 16 foreign exchange stu- lents from Stadthagen in Western Germany. These stories reflect their •xperiences in the U.S. Elena, Bjoern, Sascha and Serkan C ontributing W riters Comparing Germany with the Jnited States of America, we find nany differences between both :ultures. The biggest difference is he way people act and communi- :ate with each other. It appears hat they are much friendlier and nore open-minded in the USA. It is not difficult to make new contacts. However, there are itricter laws in many areas, such is in parts of the environment, >rotection of young people and :veryone's health, for example. For us, this system seems to be nconsistent. Nevertheless it is jossible for most people to be ntegrated in this system. Nina, Vivien, Neri and Fabian C ontributing W riters Lena, Katharina, Silke and Oliver C ontributing W riters The task of both is the preparation of the pupils for their coming job. The first difference is the system of the school. At our BBS, we have a dual-system that means the German students only attend school one or two times a week. On the other days, they are in the company they work for and get their practical experience. Many students at CCC aren't work ing for a company like the students of the BBS School. So they have to look for classes for having enough practical experience. Also, we think the buildings here at CCC are looking really friendly in com parison to ours. It’s because of thè stu dents being at CCC almost the whole day. Here, there are more rooms where you can be alone and the campus is big ger too. Our school isn't as large and there aren't the possibilities to stay in the building after ending your lessons. First of all, we were astonished that the Americans are so friendly and help ful. For example, we stayed at down town Portland and did not know the way. Suddenly an American asked us if we needed some help. Secondly, there are people, like in the supermarket, who put the food and other things in bags. This job could not exist in Germany, because it is too expensive for these companies. Furthermore, we realized the fol lowing differences: big cars, much junk food, no sales tax, unorderly households, and drinking alcohol at 21 years of age, but driving at only 16. We can came to the conclusion that it was very beautiful to be here in the U.S. and we hope that some of the Americans will come to Germany in the next year. Then we can show them the advantages of living in Germany (like drinking beer at 16!!!) EARL ENGLAND C lackamas P rint Exchange Students Ramona Funke and Nina Tegtmeier enjoy the student lounge in Barlow Hall with instructors Lars Fiechel and Sandra Kuehnast. The teachers accompa nied the students on their trip to the United States. Free At Pogy’s Subs 1630 Beavercreek Rd. #J Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Phone: 503-655-9070 32 oz. pop with the purchase of any full or half sub at regular price! Valid Only AG This Location < NoCashVafee- < One Per Party- ' i-NotTo Be Combined With Any Other Offer- Must be present- Most Have Your Student or Faculty ; ID sard Expires Nov. 12, ¿'"<''2003 'G CÄG ■■ _O CL ■
