Dia de los Muertos

English Section

The person that I am writing about for Dia De Los Muertos is my great-grandmother, her name was Rosa-Lee Nixon. SHe is my grandmother’s mom and my mother’s grandma. She was 83 years old when she died. Rosa died in 2005 from a health condition that I don’t know about. She meant a lot to me because she was my great grandmother, and even though I didn’t really get to see her as often because she lived in another state, she was still very close to me. She held me when I was a couple days old, when we went to visit her in North Carolina. She was a very loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to us and as rich as gold, that’s why I am making this skull and mask in remembrance of her. She showed the most care and love to each of her nine children. Rosa-Lee did whatever she could to support her family. She didn’t have too big of an impact on me, but she for sure did on my grandma. They were very close, and she named my grandmother after her. My sugar skull reflects my great grandmother because the mask and skull are mostly red. Her name is Rosa so I think of a rose every time I hear her name. On the sugar skull I put a ring because she was married and loved jewelry especially rings. On the back of the skull I tried to draw the flag of North Carolina because that is where she was born. Rosa took care of anybody, no matter if you were a stranger or not. I have red flower that resembles a rose for her name. She loved jewelry so I put glitter on the mask and skull to resemble diamonds and gold. Every year in August we celebrate her life and my great grandfather’s life. We have a memorial in remembrance of their lives. So it’s like I’m celebrating Day of the Dead, but without the skulls, and masks, and other decorations, just with my family and family friends and food. She was a blessing to us.

 Dia de los Muertos has opened my mind up about celebrating loved ones because it shows that I don’t have to just cry and be really sad that this person passed away. We can celebrate their life and their accomplishments to remember them. No matter what religion you are, you can celebrate Day of the Day because here in America we don’t really have a way of celebrating someone’s life when they die.

Spanish Eulogy

Buenos tardes, mi nombre es Egipto Bracey y yo tengo dieciséis años. Yo soy la bisnieta de Rosa-Lee Nixon. Rosa-Lee Nixon fue de Plymouth, North Carolina, y ella se modo a Washington County, North Carolina en 1993. Mis bisabuelos construido una casa para sus hijos en Plymouth, NC. Ella es afroamericano mujure. Rosa fue a niño adoptado y ella es la hermana fuera de diez hijos. Ella es la abuela de mi madre, Tiffany, y mamá de mi abuela Rosa. Rosa fue a muy fuerte mujer y ella siempre tomé cuidando de se. Ella esta un muy cariñoso persona y nosotros encantados ella. Yo soy en un positivo juego de mente. Cuando yo fui más joven, yo fui muy emocional porque ella fue mi bisabuela y yo encantado ella. Esto mujer fue un bendición para mi. Yo no estoy triste, pero yo estoy cuando nosotros tenemos nuestra reunión de familia, yo lloro.

En conclusión, mi bisabuela fue una bendición para mi y yo encantado ella. Yo soy muy feliz de celebrar su vida. Dia de los Muertos abierto mi mente sobre de celebración mi seres queridos porque yo gusto apreciar ella.

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