![]() Over the past 30 years, Olvera Street is one of the most popular destinations, hosting events from October 25 through November 2. Home to one of the largest Mexican diasporas, Los Angeles is host to a number of Día festivities. Los Angeles has one of the largest Día de Muertos festivals in the US with dancers filling city streets © Nik Wheeler / Getty Images Los Angeles Here are some of the biggest, most authentic celebrations across the country. In certain cities across the US, this tradition holds strong, with where large celebrations including parades and block-parties bring Mexican-Americans closer together. Many also head to cemeteries to clean up and leave offerings for lost friends and relatives. Some use catrinas (richly-dressed skeletons made popular by Mexican printmaker Jose Guadalupe Posada). Those who celebrate may create ofrendas with photos of the deceased, flowers, foods, and more so that the souls of those gone may return for a night. November 1 is reserved for the souls of children gone too soon, and families honor the rest of their dearly departed on November 2. Thousands of years later, Mexicans and people with Latin heritage continue to host a reunion of sorts with those they’ve lost on these two days. These traditions evolved over time and became entwined with the Catholic beliefs of colonizers in the New World, shifting the timing of these celebrations to November 1st and 2nd (All Saints and All Souls Days, respectively). ![]() These ancient peoples honored their dead in lengthy, summertime celebrations. The holiday is known as Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) and has its origins in Aztec and other pre-Hispanic cultures. At the start of every November, millions of people across Mexico and beyond celebrate the lives of their dearly departed-with ofrendas (altars), calaveras (skulls), poetry and some of the most colorful face paint in the world.
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