Día de Los Muertos marks the day of the dead, and the University Program Council and Latino Student Association teamed up to host a celebration on the Green Space on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
President of the Latino Student Association William Brannon said the traditional Mexican holiday celebrates passed loved ones.
“[It's] a celebration of the loved ones that have passed," Brannon said.
Brannon said planning for the event began over the summer as it required coordination with groups and vendors, such as Tiger Dining.
UPC and the LSA chose a carnival theme for this year's celebration, which featured colorful skulls, an alter placed in the center of the Green Space and an opportunity for those attending to have their faces painted as a sugar skull.
The festivities included a tiger bouncy house, corn-hole, bowling, Jenga and tic-tac-toe. The event also offered carnival food such as cotton candy and popcorn.
Director of Fine Arts within the University Program Council Madison Hickman said she helped plan the event.
“The LSA had already started planning the event and agreed to collaborate [with UPC] to gain a bigger budget and help the event be culturally accurate," Hickman said.
Hickman said one of the goals for UPC’s Fine Arts committee is to “bring the world to Auburn.” She said they aim to bring “cultural awareness to campus to help burst the Auburn ‘bubble.'”
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