CSU– Pueblo Celebrates Dia de los Muertos with multiple events
 
Pueblo –Staff, faculty, students, and community members are invited to celebrate the Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, on the campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo next week. The Day of the Dead festivities will be held the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, November 2. The events are sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, MEChA, Catholic Student Union, Multicultural Center, M.A.E.S., and the Chicano Studies Department.

The first session begins at noon in the Occhiato University Center Great Hall with a reception featuring pan de muertos (bread of the dead), a traditional cake, served with coffee, tea and other snacks. Juan Espinosa of the Pueblo Chieftain will discuss the history of the Day of the Dead following the reception.

Evening events begin at 5:30 p.m. with a reception in the Occhiato University Center Great Hall. Children will be able to help open a piñata during the reception. Attendees also will vote on altars that have been created by campus clubs and organizations to honor the dead. At 6 p.m., Bailadores de Valle, a local dance troupe, will perform traditional dances followed by a prayer vigil led by CSU-Pueblo’s Catholic Student Union. The festivities will move into the Ballroom where comedian Chris Fonseca will perform at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Sherri-Jo Keener or Duane Brown in the Office of Student Activities, 719-549-2151.



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