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Altars, traditional dances and musical performances filled Hollywood Forever Cemetery for the 24th annual Día y Noche De Los Muertos.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Altars for the victims have sprung up in various places in the capital.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2022

Such practices are the basis for “The Altars Festival,” a collaboration between Stable, where it’s on display, and the Sustainable Culture Lab.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

Altars also often feature small skulls made of sugar or chocolate, as well as pan de muerto, a pastry with a pair of crossed bones on top covered in sugar.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021

Altars can have different levels to represent places like earth, heaven, or the Aztec underworld of Mictlan.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez