Dia de los Muertos

Shadiyah Marable

Novem. 10,2015

Spanish-English Eulogy

For my spanish project, we have to create a mask and skull that represents and shows the connection between someone that has passed away. The person I decided to do was my older cousin Taylay. He was so enthusiastic and fun to be around. He loved cars and riding dirt bikes. Taylay was about 6 feet tall with mid long braids and was the oldest out of six. He has a four brothers and one sister.  Taylay meant and still means so much to me. Before he passed it was so weird to me because I was used to him always calling me little cousin and picking me spinnin me around. Now it's just like not that he's gone it's different. He always knew how to keep the family together through any bad situation. This is my way of showing how Taylay means so much to me, because he showed his love towards us and knowing that he is up there watching over us, we have to show him that we still love and care for him.  When I was younger I remember him always giving me stuff that I would ask for. Even though I know he still passed I know he would still be giving us stuff and doing things that he always do. I decided to create my sugar skull of him because he still to this day we have so memories and everyone still have memories of him. My sugar reflects on my cousin in a way to show that we still love him and know that he is watching us. The items I put on his skull is to show that we still remember him and the things he liked to do.On the sugar skull I used two colors yellow and teal. Yellow represents happiness, and energy. Taylay was always a happy person. There was never a time you would see him upset, only if her heard some bad new. Other than that he was always happy. Teal represents friendly. This color also represents his personality.  This is just to show him that we will and never would forget him.  The phrase “Día de los Muertos” has opened my mind about my past loved ones, by remembering that when we do celebrate birthday’s or get together like a family reunion, we have to remember that we are doing it for them and to honor them as they are gone. It also opens up my mind, by just wondering what were some of them like. Growing up my mom would always tell me how my great grandmother was. Taylay used to bring so much joy around us. He was always a happy person. ONe thing I don’t understand is, how does his daughter go through, better yet how will she go through it. Losing my father would be upset me to the power that I don't know what I will do. Even though he was my cousin, it’s still sad to know what happened to him. I remember when we did a candle light for him about three years ago, people were just breaking down. Now as the years go by my aunt, uncle, and two cousins go to his grave site every year for his birthday to celebrate it. After his death, Taylay has made a huge impact on every

one. We still reminisce of him. It’s hard just to know that he is gone and we can't see her face anymore. The only items I know my aunt has of him is a necklace from his sister, a big picture of him and t-shirts. Finally, every year my cousin Victoria does this christmas toy drive where she gives out gift to the kids who can’t afford it. This was honored to him because we know that if he still was living this something he would have done and he always lended out a hand whenever someone needed it.

Hola, mi llamo es Shadiyah Marable.  Yo soy uno de muchos primos de Taylay.

Mi primo nació en filadelfia. Siempre viaja a diferentes partes de filadelfia y sus padres también  nacieron en filadelfia.  Él es hijo de oldesr de tres hermano y una hermana. También tiene una hija que tiene siete años. Taylay era cerca de seis pies de alto y con largas trenzas. El también era flaco y tan divertido. Actualmente vivo en filadelfia. Filadelfia oeste es donde vivo ahora. sabiendo que él se ha ido, no hay nada que podamos hacer con él. su raro aún que se haya ido. no sé cómo le tratan sus padres. para saber que él nunca va a volver, nos queda lo en nuestros corazones.