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Tag: Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos in Pilsen commemorates the dead and commits to fighting social injustices

Women with pink crosses

By Pat Nabong People with faces painted to resemble skulls and hair adorned with flowers marched around Pilsen on the night when spirits are believed to visit the living. Photos of deceased loved ones and famous human rights advocates embellished the “ofrenda” or altar. Under the rain, children twirled to the beat of drums. Día […]

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