In the News: Arcelia Vázquez
Lower School Spanish Teacher Arcelia Vázquez and how she helps USN students participate in Cheekwood's annual Dia de los Muertos celebration were recently featured by WPLN. Check out the complete story here.
Music, dance performances, and delicious dishes are all highlights of Cheekwood Estate & Garden’s annual Dia de los Muertos celebration. But the altars, or ofrenda — laden with food, flowers and photos of ancestors — are the real heart of the holiday, according to Arcelia Vazquez, who grew up in Mexico City and has helped run this event for nearly 20 years. She explained that these altars bring together the living and the dead.
“The altar is a direct connection,” she explained, “Even if I didn’t meet some of my ancestors, when it is that time, other people start talking about them and you ask questions like ‘What is the food they like?’ And even if you didn’t see any picture of them, you start making an idea how this person was.”
For many years, Vazquez has helped students in University School of Nashville's International Club participate in the celebration at Cheekwood through painting a mural, creating sidewalk chalk art, and building altars. She is also the faculty advisor to the parent affinity group Hispanic or Latinx Association, known as HOLA.
Read the complete story on wpln.org here.
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“The altar is a direct connection,” she explained, “Even if I didn’t meet some of my ancestors, when it is that time, other people start talking about them and you ask questions like ‘What is the food they like?’ And even if you didn’t see any picture of them, you start making an idea how this person was.”
For many years, Vazquez has helped students in University School of Nashville's International Club participate in the celebration at Cheekwood through painting a mural, creating sidewalk chalk art, and building altars. She is also the faculty advisor to the parent affinity group Hispanic or Latinx Association, known as HOLA.
Read the complete story on wpln.org here.
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