McHenry County College (MCC) will
celebrate the Day of the Dead from 12:15 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 beginning
in the MCC Luecht Conference Center.
The event will begin with
complimentary authentic Day of the Dead bread and Mexican chocolate, which will
be served outside of the Luecht Conference Center, followed by a Day of the
Dead lecture from 1 to 1:45 p.m. facilitated by the National Museum of Mexican
Art. Following the lecture will be a folk music performance by Tarima Son from
1:45 to 2:15 p.m. also in the conference center. The event will conclude with a
sugar skull decorating activity in the MCC Commons area from 2:15 to 3 p.m.
Day of the Dead (called Dia de Muertos
in Spanish) is a Mexican holiday celebrated between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2
throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. Families get together
to pray for and remember loved ones who died. The belief behind the event is
that spirits return to the earth for one day of the year to be with their
families. Those who celebrate the event build intricate and ornate altars
(called ofrendas in Spanish), make specialty foods and candies, along with
candle making, gift wrapping, and arrange flowers at loved ones’ grave sites.
The event is free and open to the
public. The college is located at 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake. For more
information, contact the MCC Multicultural Programs office at (815) 479-7749.
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