Children and teachers killed in the Uvalde school shooting are being honored by communities across Texas and around the U.S. as part of the Día de los Muertos traditions.
In a colorful tribute, the curator of Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art said, "This tragedy needs to be remembered in some way that has a little bit of hope in it."
According to tradition, at midnight on Oct. 31, the souls of deceased children come down from heaven and reunite with their families on Nov. 1, and the souls of deceased adults come to visit on Nov. 2. . The altar students created consisted of 20 personalized desks — one honoring each of the 19 students who died and one for both of the educators.
Monarch butterflies represent the souls of students who died, and two skeletal angels above symbolize the teachers who died trying to protect them. Mock yearbooks feature brief descriptions of things each child loved. It’s not the first time NMMA has honored those lost to gun violence. The museum has created ofrenda installations dating to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut in 2012, the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida in 2018, the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Florida in 2016 and the shootings in El Paso, Texas, in 2019.
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