Honor those who have passed on and learn about Mexican culture at Sonoma State University's celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 in the Cooperage at SSU. Sigma Pi Alpha Sorority, Inc hosts this event.
Attendees to the Dia de los Muertos celebration will have the opportunity to decorate and eat a traditional sugar skull and view the different altars that have been constructed for relatives and historical figures. Pan de Muerto, a sweet egg bread also called Bread of the Dead, will be served, and historical and cultural information about Dia de los Muertos will be shared.
Dia de los Muertos, also known as The Day of the Dead, is a predominantly Mexican and Mexican-American celebration coinciding with the Roman Catholic feast days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day. This holiday is celebrated with great joy and color, with lavish decorated altars erected to ancestors, bouquets of marigolds, and many different kinds of sweets and special dishes to savor.
Admission to this event is free. For more information, contact Francia Serpas-Munoz at (707) 322-9036
