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Día de los Muertos — Mexican Traditions

Mon, November 2, 2026

Not a sad day, and definitely not Mexican Halloween. Día de los Muertos is when families build ofrendas heavy with marigolds, candles, and pan de muerto to welcome their dead home for one night a year, then sit with them over the foods they loved. It's grief turned into a party: sugar skulls, La Catrina's painted grin, and the belief that no one is truly gone as long as someone still says their name.