Pic: A Dias De Los Muertos ofrenda, or altar
Dias De Los Muertos focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of the deceased.
Scholars trace the origins of the modern Mexican holiday to indigenous observances dating back hundreds of years and to an Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Explore URI Cooperation Circles in the Latin America and the Caribbean, some of whom are celebrating this Indigenous festival.