Dia de los Muertos, observed each year on Nov. 2, is also known as All Souls’ Day.
The traditional Latin American festival of Dia de los Muertos, as celebrated with coordination by the Bare Hands arts organization, marked 20 years in Birmingham on Tuesday.
“People love to remember their loved ones,” said Tosha Gaines, a member of the board of directors of the non-profit arts organization Bare Hands Inc. Gaines set up an altar honoring her father and a best friend.Dia de los Muertos moved this year to Sloss Furnaces, after several years at Pepper Place.
There is a “Letters to Heaven” booth, where those who wish to reach out to the world beyond can sit down and write letters to their dead loved ones.
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