Missouri State’s Spanish Club, or La Barraca, is hosting a panel event on Nov. 6 to teach the community about the Hispanic holiday Día de los Muertos.

The panel will include students and professors from different backgrounds to answer any questions about the holiday’s history, culture and traditions.

There will be an altar dedicated to Frida Kahlo as an example of a traditional Día de los Muertos custom.

About Día de los Muertos

In this Mexican tradition, known in the U.S. as Day of the Dead, friends and family members who have died are celebrated with altars and offerings of food such as sugar skulls. The celebration lasts from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2, the time of the year it is believed that the dead visit the living.

Event details

Date: Nov. 6
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: PSU 313
Admission: Free and open to the public