Edgewood's Ofrenda
by Claire Mezan De Malartic and Grace Mialkowski
Día de los Muertos is a holiday with beautiful symbols and traditions. It is a time to remember loved ones who passed on. The holiday is about honoring of loved ones.
This is the first year we are celebrating it in Edgewood. 4th graders were studying about Día de los Muertos in Spanish, and in the library there is a big altar called an Ofrenda where the teachers, aides, and 4th graders brought pictures of their loved ones. Ms. Giustino, Mr. Fitz, Mr. Tomizawa & Sra. Rodriguez are all working on teaching songs, history and why we celebrate to more and more kids so that everyone knows about this very important holiday!!! In art the 4th graders made calaveras. In music learned the popular chant called "El Relój de la Calavera" in music class.
Two very important foods are hot chocolate and pan de muerto. Pan de muerto in English is called the bread of the dead. The reason why it's called that is because it represents the spirits of the dead. The owner of Flor de Jalisco in Port Chester brought in hot chocolate and pan de muerto for the adults at Edgewood to try.
