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Tag: Dia de los Muertos

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Longfellow’s ofrenda tradition marks Dia de los Muertos

by Jamie O'Toole November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

For their annual Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda tradition, two teachers at Longfellow Elementary School use monarchs, the Illinois state butterfly, to represent and honor spirits of loved ones who have died. As students celebrate the Day of the Dead, they also learning about the borderless nature of the monarchs’ migration. An ofrenda is a […]

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Dominican’s festival of four ‘ofrendas’

by F. Amanda Tugade November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

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