Join Maggie Solórzano-Muñetón for a discussion on the significance of child-made ofrendas on your Día de muertos altar. Learn about the cempohualxochitl, the Día de muertos flower, and the huitzilin, or hummingbird, their relationship to Día de muertos, and the flower’s leyenda. Participants will create a tissue paper cempohualxochitl and paper huitzilin as ofrendas that will also help guide retellings of the cempohualxochitl leyenda while maintaining oral traditions alive. 

Maggie Solórzano-Muñetón is a local dual language educator and ancestor in training, whose work emphasizes her passion for integrating identity, language & culture within the early education field, nurturing a humanistic approach to education, promoting children’s social & emotional well-being, as well as building school, family & community partnerships. Maggie received a M.A. degree in Dual Language Development, a CA Bilingual PK-12 Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, and a B.A. in Child Development from California State University, Long Beach. As she continued her teaching career in the community, Maggie founded Semillitas Preschool in 2012 and received a CA Administrative Services Preliminary Credential from Loyola Marymount University in 2014. Maggie is currently transitioning Semillitas Preschool to Semillitas - Educación, Comunidad y Cultura, a Long Beach children’s learning community offering Spanish immersion classes through experiential learning, connections with ancestral practices honoring Madre Tierra, indigenous languages and teachings, creative expression, critical thinking, and collaboration for advocacy towards social justice. 

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