Day of the Dead

Once again this year, the faculty will be celebrating the Day of the Dead with a beautiful altar by Mexican artist Ana Quiroz in the foyer at Karen Blixens Plads 8. The altar is called ‘Whisper of Hummingbirds: A New Life'.

Programme

  • Introduction by Norma Pensado, Mexican Ambassador to Denmark
  • “Remembering Helga and Bodil: How Two Danish Sisters Became Ethnographers in Mexico”, by Associate Professor Jesper Nielsen (ToRS)
  • Ana Quiroz will talk about the significance of the altar

The Mexican Embassy will serve ‘bread of the dead’ and refreshments.

Contact: Jesper Nielsen jnielsen@hum.ku.dk