Interweaving

EOPS Club

As most of you already know, there is always something going around on campus or something related to SBCC! Just this past week, there has been the Good Neighbor Festival, a movie showing of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Día de los Muertos celebration, Putting Inequity to Rest speakers, and Transfer Day! I swear, the activities never stop.

After talking about all of these events, you know it, I went to at least one! Attending as a photographer for the event, I joined the EOPS Club for their fun-filled afternoon of celebrating Día de los Muertos. Many people might think of Día de los Muertos as a "Mexican Halloween", but please do not get Halloween and this day mixed up! It's actually an incredibly sentimental time of the year celebrated by families of Mexican descent. Originating from Mexico, the holiday is celebrated from October 31st (which is why it is confused with Halloween so often) until November 2nd. The significance behind this holiday is to dedicate a portion of the year to remember your loved ones who have passed away as well as your ancestors. So in a nutshell, Día de los Muertos is not Halloween! 

On Tuesday, November 1st, I took the bus an hour earlier than I usually do to be able to attend the Día de los Muertos celebration being held by the EOPS Club outside of the Luria Library. When I arrived at around 11:00 AM, they were just about finished setting up tents and tables. I put my stuff down behind the EOPS Club's table and starting shooting! It was one of the most fun shoots I have ever worked on because one, it was a lively and cooperative crowd and two, there were tons of colors everywhere! After they set up, blessings were given by members of the Chumash Community. Outside, there were activities all around where so many students stopped by to check out what was going on. At the event, the SBCC Cosmetology Academy was kind enough to offer free face paintings of various calaveritas (sugar or candy skulls) designs. People were also eligible to join in on arts and crafts! On the topic of art, Eduardo Serrato from Guanajuato Uriangato, México was able to create BEAUTIFUL street art using colored shavings. You can check out the finished piece here. But overall, I got some amazing shots, met really cool individuals and just had a really enjoyable time. Keep your eyes and ears open for the next event! I'm sure it won't be long until you hear about a really exciting one.

See you next post,

Chey

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