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Home Lifestyle Campus Happenings Photos: SLCC community celebrates Día de los Muertos
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Photos: SLCC community celebrates Día de los Muertos

By
Joseph Holder
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November 11, 2024
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The Native Indigenous Student Union hosted an afternoon of presentations and family-friendly crafts to celebrate Día de Los Muertos on Nov. 1. View photos by Globe photographer Joseph Holder from the celebration at Taylorsville Redwood Campus.

Día de Muertos festivities at Taylorsville Redwood Campus - Nov. 1, 2024
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Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos
A sign welcomes attendees to the Día de los Muertos event at Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Nov. 1, 2024. (Joseph Holder)
People in a line dishing their plates and dining
Día de Muertos attendees get lunch before the festivities begin Nov. 1, 2024, at Taylorsville Redwood Campus. (Joseph Holder)
Balloons of various colors and skull balloons arranged in a circle
A colorful balloon garland is displayed in the Student Center for Día de Muertos festivities on Nov. 1, 2024, at the Taylorsville campus. (Joseph Holder)
Day of the Dead traditional masks arranged on a table
Masks worn for ancestral celebrations sit on display during Día de Muertos celebrations on Nov. 1, 2024, at Taylorsville Redwood Campus. These samples were part of a collection of other items that meant personal significant to the deceased. (Joseph Holder)
Metates, grindstones and bowls of cacao and corn
Metates and other items for grinding dried foods is on display at the Día de Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2024, at Taylorsville Redwood Campus. The metate is a large, slightly curved grindstone used for processing corn and cacao. (Joseph Holder)
Traditional Indigenous whistle sitting on a table
A macabre whistle is displayed during the Día de Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2024, at the Taylorsville campus. Used to scare spirits that may be attempting to scare someone, the whistle makes a noise similar to an actual cougar howl. (Joseph Holder)
Karen Sanchez and Fernando Camarena standing at a podium
Karen Sanchez, left, and Fernando Camarena from the Native Indigenous Student Union give their initial speech as the Día de Muertos event begins on Nov. 1, 2024, at the Taylorsville campus. (Joseph Holder)
People gathering in a circle, some people seated on a hardwood floor
Día de Muertos event attendees watch a demonstration of traditional Mesoamerican grindstone usage (off-screen to the right) on Nov. 1, 2024, at the Taylorsville campus. (Joseph Holder)
Hands reaching into bowls filled with cacao beans
Día de los Muertos event attendees sift through a bowl of cacao beans to be used on the metate on Nov. 1, 2024. In this case, children were encouraged to go first and try the traditional experience of cacao preparation. (Joseph Holder)
Woman using a grindstone to grind cacao
Graciela Caro takes a turn on the metate towards the end of the demonstration during the Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2024, at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus. The ground up cacao gets scraped off the metate grindstone and shared. (Joseph Holder)
Performer dancing while wearing traditional attire and headdress
A traditional dancer performs in the Taylorsville Student Center during Día de los Muertos celebrations on Nov. 1, 2024. (Joseph Holder)
Dancer wearing traditional attire and headdress while blowing a conch shell
A performer sounds off a conch shell during the Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, 2024, at Taylorsville Redwood Campus. In the early portion of the routine, the dancers would face one side of the room and sound the shell. (Joseph Holder)
A dancer and a drummer wearing traditional wardrobe for Day of the Dead
Performers give a strong demonstration for a Day of the Dead celebration in the Taylorsville Student Center on Nov. 1, 2024. The drummer carries the beat for three dancers for close to twenty minutes, rapidly changing the beat and tempo with constant enthusiasm. (Joseph Holder)
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  • Dia de los Muertos
  • Fall 2024
  • holidays
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  • Taylorsville Redwood Campus
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