Latin American Heritage Month: Velitas, Faroles, y Más: Lantern Making Traditions of Central America

Crane Center multipurpose room

Explore the cultural significance of lanterns in Central American holidays like Día de las Velitas, Dia de los Farolitos, and Desfile de Faroles by assembling and lighting your very own lanterns. This event comes in collaboration with the Product Design Collective.

About Latin American Heritage Month
The Latin American Student Planning Committee has organized a month of events to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month! Stop by events to learn more about various Latin American cultures and their traditions and collect limited edition trading cards featuring art from our committee!

Latin American Heritage Month programming includes:

• 11 a.m–noon Thursday, Oct. 3 | Fast Facts & Kahoot 
• 11 a.m.–noon Tuesday, Oct. 8 | Velitas, Faroles, y Más: Lantern Making Traditions of Central America (in collaboration with the Product Design Collective)
• 11 a.m–noon Wednesday, Oct. 9 | Poetry workshop with Paloma Martinez-Cruz
• 5–7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 | Carnaval: A Celebration of Life
• 11 a.m–noon Tuesday, Oct. 22 | El Día de los Muertos