Gallery: Palomar’s Day of the Dead Celebration

Palomar’s Multicultural Studies Department hosted a joint celebratory event for its 25th annual Day of the Dead celebration and Meso American Indigenous Heritage Day on Nov. 5 at the lawns near the Clock Tower. The event featured traditional cultural art like altars, known as ‘ofrendas’ in Spanish, Aztec dancing, cutural food, face painting, and colorful Aztec wardrobe.

Day of the Dead altars are often decorated with sugar skulls and small mementos of the deceased. Photo: Angela Marie Samora | The Telescope

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Day of the Dead altars are often decorated with sugar skulls and small mementos of the deceased. Photo: Angela Marie Samora | The Telescope