history conf
  Join in setting up an
Altar de Muertos
at the
Women's History Museum
On Saturday, October 31
  Noon to 4pm
MAKING THE ALTAR
The ofrendas, an offering of love and respect for the souls of loved ones, are placed there. Various traditions include placement of photos of the deceased, bread known as Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead), water, and other food items they might have enjoyed in life.
 
Ofrendas have also been known to include clothing, and personal grooming items for the souls to freshen up with following their journey from the afterlife. There is always an abundance of flowers, known as cempasúchil, valued for their beauty as well as their pungent aroma. Also used, Calaveras (skulls), are seen as
dead 3 a promise of afterlife, not as a depiction of death.

Please bring ofrendas and pictures of deceased women who have been important in your life
 
Pan de Muerto and champurrado/ hot chocolate for all those attending.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THIS EVENT.
Women's History Museum
2323 Broadway Ste. 107
San Diego, California 92102
619 233-7963