Día de los Muertos: Tradition and Translation | Craft in America

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craft handmade craftsman crafting teachers therman statom day of the dead Diá de los muertos Diá de muertos altar altarista altar maker assemblage calavera skull pan de muerto bread of the dead calaca memori mori remembrance memorial ofelia esparza vasquez cultural tradition holidays holy days Mexican holidays Catholic holidays Catholic holy days All Souls All Saints curriculum planning curriculum development Craft in America
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History-Social Science The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Día de los Muertos: Tradition and Translation | Craft in America

Día de los Muertos: Tradition and Translation explores the work of Ofelia Esparza in the BORDERS episode. BORDERS explores the connections between Mexico and the United States through craft. Ofelia Esparza, educator and life-long artist, is an altarista, a master altar maker who teaches the meaning and history of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and the altars that commemorate loved ones who have passed away.
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