CSUN Students and Community Celebrate Día de los Muertos

  • Ofrendas are decorated altars that honor and recall the lives of those who have passed. CSUN students decorated this community ofrenda outside the campus Chicana/o House for Dia de los Muertos, Oct. 30. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • Vendors sell Día de los Muertos themed accessories, such as colorful skull masks and earrings. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • Ofrendas (offerings) are decorated with candles, pictures and flowers at CSUN, Oct 30. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • CSUN visitors put pictures of their deceased family members and friends on the ofrendas (offerings), to honor their lives, Oct. 30. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • Participants in the CSUN Día de los Muertos celebration remember their deceased loved ones, Oct. 30. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • CSUN students do traditional face painting, a Dia de los Muertos custom that represents the vitality of life. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • Día de los Muertos events at CSUN included traditional Mexican foods, Oct. 30. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • Dia de los Muertos performers impress audience members with traditional dances at CSUN, Oct. 30. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

  • Performers wear traditional Día de los Muertos attire at the annual CSUN celebration in honor of the Mexican holiday, Oct. 30. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

California State University, Northridge students, faculty, staff and the general public participated in a two-day celebration, Miccaihuitl, which honored Día de los Muertos and included a Noche de Ofrendas (Night of Offering) procession, Oct. 29–30. People of all ages enjoyed the celebration and honored those who have passed away.

CSUN’s Chicana/o House hosted the celebration and offered visitors the opportunity to honor their deceased loved ones by sharing memoirs on decorated altars. Participants told stories to remember their family members and friends, watched performers and strolled around the numerous vendors, who sold traditional crafts and food. People wore traditional Día de los Muertos attire and face paintings, which represent the vulnerability of life.

Performers wear traditional Día de los Muertos attire at the annual CSUN celebration in honor of the Mexican holiday, Oct. 30, 2015. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

Performers wear traditional Día de los Muertos attire at the annual CSUN celebration in honor of the Mexican holiday, Oct. 30, 2015. Photo by Ruth Saravia.

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