{"id":11226,"date":"2016-11-22T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T19:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=11226"},"modified":"2016-11-22T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T20:25:04","slug":"death-is-celebrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/11226\/campus-life\/death-is-celebrated\/","title":{"rendered":"Death is celebrated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dia de Los Muertos show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>San Jose City College gallery<br \/>\nhosted a special exhibition for Dia<br \/>\nde Los Muertos on Nov. 2 and<br \/>\nNov. 10, to celebrate a Mexican<br \/>\nholiday for the dead people.<br \/>\nIn Mexican culture, people<br \/>\ngather together to pray for their<br \/>\npast family or friends on Dia de<br \/>\nLos Muerto day.<br \/>\nOn the Nov. 2, the exhibition<br \/>\nhad built a tiny altar with some<br \/>\nbread and other food in order to<br \/>\nshow the respect for the past.<br \/>\nThe atmosphere of death theme<br \/>\nwas enhanced by showing paints<br \/>\nin black and white.<br \/>\nThere also pretty skeleton<br \/>\nshowed.<br \/>\n\u201cOne of the altars was created by<br \/>\na Mexican club in campus named<br \/>\nM.E.Ch.A, they put pictures of<br \/>\nfamous Mexican people who had<br \/>\npassed away,\u201d said Jason Adkins,<br \/>\nthe art professor and the charger<br \/>\nof the event. \u201cThere are also<br \/>\ndifferent symbolisms, the flowers,<br \/>\nthe bread, and the candles to light<br \/>\nthe way of the spiritual journey of<br \/>\nthe dead people.\u201d<br \/>\nAt 1pm, cosmetology students<br \/>\ncame to offer black and white face<br \/>\npainting. Adkins was very excited<br \/>\nabout his face after painted. He<br \/>\ndiscussed with cosmetology<br \/>\nstudents how to make the color<br \/>\nstay longer by using foundation<br \/>\nas a primer.<br \/>\nA Mexican student, Jose Luis<br \/>\nPinal said \u201cI think it\u2019s a good way<br \/>\nof showing our Mexican culture<br \/>\nto college students and staff. Also<br \/>\nSJCC has a lot of ethnicities and<br \/>\nit\u2019s nice to learn from each other<br \/>\nbackground.\u201d<br \/>\nOn Nov. 10, a music band<br \/>\ncalled Las Cafeteras performed<br \/>\non the grass in front of the art<br \/>\nbuilding. Mexican food was<br \/>\nalso provided at the cross of<br \/>\nthe Science building and multidisciplinary<br \/>\nbuilding. Many<br \/>\nstudents sat on the stairs to see the<br \/>\nshow and enjoyed the food.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are here to encourage<br \/>\nstudents to love themselves,<br \/>\nwhere do they come from &#8211; their<br \/>\nroot,\u201d said Daniel French, the<br \/>\nsinger of the band. \u201cAlso to cheer<br \/>\nup people. Many people are upset<br \/>\nabout the election.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dia de Los Muertos show San Jose City College gallery hosted a special exhibition for Dia de Los Muertos on Nov. 2 and Nov. 10, to celebrate a Mexican holiday for the dead people. In Mexican culture, people gather together to pray for their past family or friends on Dia de Los Muerto day. 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