Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexi can tradition that honors the memory of our loved ones who have passed away . Families and communities create an ofrenda\, or altar\, decorated with fl owers\, candles\, pictures\, and favorite foods of those who are no longer with us. It is a way to celebrate their lives\, share stories\, and keep th eir memory alive through love and joy. This year\, the Harvard Animal Law S ociety and Alianza invite the HLS community to join us in creating a collec tive ofrenda.
Please email your pictures of your loved ones (human or nonhuman) to animallaw@mai l.law.harvard.edu before Monday\, Oct. 27. We will print and frame each picture and include it on the ofrenda as part of our campus celebration.
Come visit the ofrenda\, share stories\, and enjoy snacks on October 2 9 and 30 at the Fireside Student Lounge (WCC). After 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 30\, you are welcome to take your framed photo home as a gift. Let’s honor our loved ones together and celebrate the connections—human/human and human/ani mal—that continue beyond life.
CATEGORIES:Social Event LOCATION:Fireside Student Lounge (WCC) GEO:0.000000;0.000000 ORGANIZER;CN="Valerie McCarthy":MAILTO:vmccarthy@jd26.law.harvard.edu URL;VALUE=URI:https://hls.harvard.edu/events/dia-de-muertos/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DDM-For-Event-Portrait-JPEG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251021T2237Z-1761086276.7376-EO-728672-1@10.73.0.4 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260309T232326Z CREATED:20251017T150843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T165215Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T143000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20251030T153000Z SUMMARY: Dia de Muertos DESCRIPTION: Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican tradition that h onors the memory of our loved ones who have passed away. Families and commu nities create an ofrenda\, or altar\, decorated with flowers\, candles\, pi ctures\, and favorite foods of those who are no longer with us. It is a way to celebrate their lives\, […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexi can tradition that honors the memory of our loved ones who have passed away . Families and communities create an ofrenda\, or altar\, decorated with fl owers\, candles\, pictures\, and favorite foods of those who are no longer with us. It is a way to celebrate their lives\, share stories\, and keep th eir memory alive through love and joy. This year\, the Harvard Animal Law S ociety and Alianza invite the HLS community to join us in creating a collec tive ofrenda.
Please email your pictures of your loved ones (human or nonhuman) to animallaw@mai l.law.harvard.edu before Monday\, Oct. 27. We will print and frame each picture and include it on the ofrenda as part of our campus celebration.
Come visit the ofrenda\, share stories\, and enjoy snacks on October 2 9 and 30 at the Fireside Student Lounge (WCC). After 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 30\, you are welcome to take your framed photo home as a gift. Let’s honor our loved ones together and celebrate the connections—human/human and human/ani mal—that continue beyond life.
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