I attended the Dia de Los Muertos Ceremonia last Friday and found it to be an eye opening experience. I had known little of the Latino holiday and felt that I would have been bored with this but I was surprised for the speaker to be very informing.
The difference in cultural was as obvious until this event brought it to our attention. Celebrating someone’s death sounds weird but makes complete sense. I envy an entire culture that focuses on being happy when alls one wants to do is morn. The other surprising fact which I had not known previously was this was celebrated on two days instead of just one with each day serving a purpose.
The whole point of us attending a diversity event was to expose our young college minds to the differences in the world around us and I think this was an awesome way to learn about a different culture and gain appreciation for them.
I'm glad you learned more about another culture. It is important to open your eyes to other people, especially in the "real world."
ReplyDeleteGlad you understand the concepts and had fun
ReplyDeleteIt's good to hear that your mind was changed and that you ended up enjoying the event and even learned from it. That's the whole purpose of you going, as you said. :) It really is important to be more aware of other cultures and to appreciate them for what they are.
ReplyDeleteWe always learned about this in Spanish class, it's cool that you actually attended the celebration! It sounds fun!(:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they made a learning experience interesting. I really liked your last paragraph also.
ReplyDeleteLearning about new cultures is usually an eye opening experience and very interesting
ReplyDeleteGood to learn about another culture that is foreign to you.
ReplyDeleteThat's great you got to learn about another culture.
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