103019 Day of the Dead (MA)

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Professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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A decorated calavera, the Mexican word for "skull", sits among other traditional items, including an actual sugar skull made of sugar, as professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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Professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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Professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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Professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, blows into an Aztec death whistle, hanging around her neck, as she delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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Professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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Professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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Westwood Elementary School fifth grade dual language student Jasmin Hernandez smiles with her classmates as they listen to professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, as Ortiz delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.

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Professional storyteller Valentina Ortiz of New York City, originally from Michoa, Mexico, delivers a bilingual Day of the Dead presentation about Mexican culture and the holiday's tradiition to first through fifth grade dual language students at Westwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The Mexican holiday is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Ortiz's cultural presentation was made possible by a D200 Foundation grant awarded to 5th grade dual language teacher Kathleen Lacey-Anderson.