For our first Spanish exhibition we celebrated Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). For the exhibition we chose someone who had died in our family, I chose my Grandpa, and created an art project about them along with a poem. I created a Calaca, (little figurines) out of paper mache.
Día de los Muertos: Poema Calavera
Su nombre es Don Haga Él es un vaquero, cariñoso, y increíble Él es residente de la tierra de la muerte Hermano del campo, amigó de la vida salvaje A él le gusta hacer crónicas del pasado A él le encanta pasar tiempo conmigo Él mira los pavos en el jardín delantero A él le encanta rodeos y lazos Él escucha al río detrás de la casa Él quiere la felicidad eterna Él sueña con la familia Él va a un sitio desconocido |
English Translation:
His name is Don Haga He is a cowboy, loving, and incredible He is a resident of the land of the dead Brother of the country, friend of the wildlife He likes telling stories of the past He loves hanging out with me He watches the turkeys in the front yard He loves rodeos and lassos He listens to the river behind the house He wants eternal happiness He dreams about the family He is going to a place unknown |
Reflection
This was an interesting experience, It gave me a better insight to how other cultures view death. To them it is a part of life and cannot be avoided. With each of the Spanish classes doing something different for the project the exhibition was entertaining since not all the projects were the same. If I could have done anything differently I would have gone back and put more detail into my Calaca, it was a rushed job trying to get it done in time but I think that if I had more time I could have made it neater. It was hard for me to let go of our traditional view of death as something to grieve but once I got over that part the project was quite enjoyable and I am quite proud of my final poem.