DIA DE LOS MUERTOS at Botanical Gardens ties sacred, spiritual & Mexican culture to Monarch migration & waystation dedication, November 1
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) will be honored at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, 9 am-6 pm, Saturday, November 1, with an educational display of una Ofrenda (an altar) featuring well-known Gardens friends who have passed.
Corpus Christi Arts & Cultural Commission grant-funded “MARIPOSA PALOOZA,” featuring 70 large, colorful artist-designed butterflies, ties butterfly education—life cycle, migration, pollinator plants, and saving Monarch populations—to Dia de los Muertos, a sacred, spiritual and Mexican cultural influence!
That day, many believe Monarchs migrating back to Mexico carry souls of the deceased—
the connection between life, death and rebirth; while Ofrendas in homes bearing offerings, candles and pictures guide these souls home to reconnect with the living.
Saturday, November 1 (general admission applies, members free)
9:30 am: In Saturday morning class, NATIVE PLANTS FRESHEN LANDSCAPES FOR
POLLINATORS, discover incorporating native plants into your landscape from landscape
ecologist, Dr. Shaun McCoshum, author of “Gardening for Wildlife in the Arid and South
West Regions.” His experience and insight will help explain how landscape choices impact local plant and pollinator populations.
All Day: Observe educational signage and example of una Ofrenda, with offerings
showing the way for our honored souls pictured there to reconnect with friends at the Gardens—just as families reconnect with deceased relatives through Ofrendas in homes!
All Day: While touring the site, admire “Mariposa Palooza” butterflies. Exhibit closes in November.
2:30 pm: Special Class, “Learn to CREATE A MONARCH WAYSTATION”, a stop-over for
migrating Monarchs needing rest and sustenance, with the Native Plant Society of Texas, South Texas chapter.
After Class: DEDICATION OF GARDENS’ MONARCH WAYSTATION on beautiful
Butterfly Hill, behind the Sensory Garden
