Overview
- Sherman Heights in San Diego closed its 31st year of observances with a Nov. 2 candlelight procession and more than 30 community ofrendas.
- Family members honored the late Domingo Sandoval, who began the Sherman Heights altar tradition in 1994, underscoring the event’s community roots.
- Billings students with the Raza Unida club hosted their second annual public celebration at the Boys and Girls Club to honor loved ones and teach local residents about the holiday.
- Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard drew hundreds for a Día de los Muertos gathering that began with a noon mass led by Msgr. Joseph Hernandez and continued with a cemetery procession.
- Ofrendas across the events featured photos, marigolds, candles, incense, pan de muerto and sugar skulls, with music and performances from mariachi, folklórico and Danza Azteca groups.