This is a guest post by Yvonne Condes, originally published in 2017. When my boys were in elementary school, I visited their classrooms every year and talked about Día de Los Muertos to celebrate our ...

It wasn't until I moved to Los Angeles and saw people from all over Mexico honoring their dead that I built my first Día de Muertos altar 13 years ago. Now, it is an annual rite I practice every Nov.

Making a Day of the Dead Altar is a wonderful way to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos this fall. It is a real Mexican tradition that lets you show love for your family members who are no longer here. Dia ...