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Who Are You Remembering on Day of the Dead?

This most Mexican of holidays begins Thursday and continues Friday.

 

Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead originated in central Mexico, but in Los Angeles it's almost as big as Halloween.

Families celebrate with homemade altars with treats and images designed to entice the dead back to the world of the living.

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Others visit gravesites and celebrate there with music and food.

Bars and clubs offer Day of the Dead specials and hold special parties.

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Day of the Dead is officially celebrated Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.

But Day of the Dead parties and events have already come and gone, perhaps kicked off by El Centro del Pueblo's annual celebration on Oct. 20.

Several still await us, including the new HARD Day of the Dead music festival coming to L.A. Historic Park on Saturday.

Metro's providing a special bus service for that one, so you might want to avoid the area if you're driving through.


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