Decorations are what the Day of the Dead is about. Weeks are spent in preparation, and the display is colorful, excessive and heartfelt. These photos are of two of my own altars as well as photos I took in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, as decorations were being prepared and completed.
https://jennifernicholewells.com/2016/09/01/jnws-halloween-challenge/
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
I learned about Day of the Dead when I lived in California for awhile. Fascinating.
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I wish we celebrated our deceased loved one like you do in Mexico.
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Yes, Memorial Day doesn’t quite equal the pageantry and beauties of DOD.
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DOD. I was wondering why you were writing about the Department of Defense. I think this elections has taken me very far off my rails.
DOD sounds much more entertaining than American Halloween 🙂
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I can smell the marigolds! We gave a DoD party for the English Department at the Australian National University when my PA was teaching there, with paper flowers and borrowed posters from the Mexican Embassy down the road. I made the most delicious anise bread with the traditional ‘bones’ on top, and colleagues brought photos and poems and other items for the offrenda. Wonderful celebration. We’ll miss the New Mexico one, too, this year as we’re in London.No calaveras or Catrina here.
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I love these. Nice images.
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