Photos: IVCC celebrates Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Students glance at the Day of the Dead display on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at Illinois Valley Community College. This is the second year the college held its Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration. The celebration and altars are part of an almost 3,000-year-old rich heritage. Every year on Nov. 1-2, Latino communities around the world celebrate and honor those who have passed on to the next life, using decorative and brightly colored altars and memorials covered in flowers, a variety of symbolic visual gestures, and lit with candles. The display is sponsored by the Hispanic Leadership Team, the Illinois Valley Visual Arts Club and The Project Success Leadership Team. (Scott Anderson)