This week I was asked at my writing conference (4th grade)to do a presentation of "The Day of the Dead" "El Dia De Los Muertos" This is a Mexican tradition that runs in my family that we celebrate on Nov.1 and 2 . Our Aztec tradition was to celebrate it late July and early august many years ago and now we celebrate it in November. In Mexico we believe that Mexicans embrace death. They use Dia De Los Muertos as an opportunity to celebrate the death and the life of loved ones and friends they knew in this world. And it is a day of celebration, not a day of mourning. FYI This is also a Chinese tradition in some families.
It was honor to get invited I had an opportunity to actually set up a table with pictures,(calaveras)skulls and other items and just give a brief presentation about my culture and customs. I started by introducing myself and then talked about ,multicultural and the importance of respect among one another and how each of has have different beliefs and customs. I read a book, then the students gave compliments and asked questions. At the end of the presentation I gave the students cookies that were Skull, bats and pumpkins that I bake for them. All this was done by the school permission. It was a wonderful experience the teacher, students and administration really enjoyed it. I was a bit nervous because I as not expecting to many adults.
This was a wonderful experience!
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