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Day of the Dead ofrenda
An altar, or ofrenda, at a Day of the Dead festival in the Fruitvale neighborhood...
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Day of the Dead figurines
Skeletal figurines often adorn ofrendas. Pottery and paper, c. 1960, from...
Courtesy of the Girard Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Day of the Dead
A table is covered with Mexican sugar skulls. Symbols of death, such as skulls and...
Joann Elle—iStock/Getty Images