For the City Times

STEVENS POINT — An exhibit at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point marks the traditional Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through Sunday, Nov. 4.

The display in the Edna Carlsten Art Gallery on the second floor of the Noel Fine Arts Center includes traditional ofrendas (altars) with sugar skulls, photos, flowers and other offerings as well as 16 letterpress and mixed media pieces titled “Skull Study” by Flying 8 Ball Press and several student pieces.

A reception will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, from 2-4 p.m. in the gallery.

The exhibit and Saturday’s event are open to the public, free of charge. The Carlsten Gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Día de los Muertos is celebrated throughout Mexico and in parts of the United States. It is connected to ancient Meso-American beliefs surrounding death and rebirth. The Aztec ritual was moved to coincide with All Saints Day and All Souls Day, and includes visiting a cemetery where loved ones are buried to clean and decorate graves and celebrate the deceased with food and music.