Please stop by to make and take your flowers. Email if you have questions. Flowers, especially marigolds, traditionally adorn Day of the Dead altars. Wellness will provide supplies to make paper flowers on Wednesday, November 3, from 10 AM to 1 PM in D-CORE. Your photos and recuerdos will be available for pick up in D-CORE. We will disassemble the altar on Thursday, November 4. Look for altar images on OMSW’s Instagram feed ( and share photos of your altar. If you are working or studying remotely and wish to participate, email a photo or ofrenda (poem, name…) to The wellness staff will print submissions and add them to the altar. You may also bring items and reminders of honored ones for your ofrenda (offering). Bring a copy of a photo of a loved one you want to honor. The altar will be assembled Monday, November 1, and remain up through Wednesday, November 3. We are mindful of our losses over these past two years as many have experienced the global pandemic’s injustices. Help us celebrate this tradition of honoring and remembering family, friends, and other things (businesses, traditions, pets) lost over the years. It became widely celebrated in the United States as a means for identity-building and recognizing our indigenous roots. Two altars for each or one for both, why would it matter. This indigenous tradition offers time for the living to commune and share stories of those who have passed. Most of Latin America does not celebrate day of the dead, so you’d be better off trying r/mexico. On Wednesday, November 3, from 10 AM to 1 PM in the D-CORE, join us in making paper flowers.ĭias de los Muertos (November 1 and 2) is a Latin American celebration that dates back more than 3,000 years and reunites and honors ancestors, family, and friends. The Offices of Medical Student Wellness (OMSW) and Student Affairs is hosting the 4 th annual Día de los Muertos altar from November 1 to November 3 in D-CORE (located on the bottom floor of Lane Library) for the Stanford Medicine community. Please bring photos or your ofrenda honoring loved ones to the altar.
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