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Festival of Altars celebrates life and death

November 5, 2019

Members of Mixcoatl Anahuac Aztec dance crew prepare for their first performance at Potrero Del Sol Park during the Mission District’s celebration of Dia de los Muertos on November 2, 2019. (Photo by Camille Cohen / Golden Gate...

David Bjorklund and Ron Hoover participate in the Dia de los Muertos celebration in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif. on November 2, 2018. (J335 / Camille Cohen)

24th annual Día de Los Muertos altar festival celebrated in the Mission District

November 6, 2018

Celebrating life and death

Vitta Oliveri and Ivan Corona

November 7, 2017

This article was previously posted in Spanish. Celebrating the dead is a Mexican concept in which a person can share their emotions with many others participating in the Day of The Dead. Even though this celebration is ...

Celebrar la vida y la muerte

Vitta Oliveri and Ivan Corona

November 4, 2017

This article is written in Spanish, an English version will be added soon. Celebrar la muerte es un concepto Mexicano en el cual uno puede desahogar su duelo con muchos otros que participan en la celebración llamada Dia de lo...

BECA student Gabriela Sanchez remembered at on-campus vigil

Lea Loeb

November 4, 2017

Friends and family of SF State BECA student Gabriela Sanchez gathered in remembrance on Friday, Nov. 3 in the Richard Oakes Multicultural center at a Dia de los Muertos celebration of life. Sanchez died in a car accident this p...

BECA student Gaby Sanchez honored in vigil – family concerned about respecting Dia de los Muertos traditions

Lea Loeb

November 2, 2017

After months of her family trying to host a vigil on SF State's campus, a Dia de los Muertos celebration of life will be held on Friday, Nov. 3 in the Richard Oakes multicultural Center for Gabriela Sanchez, a student who died in a car accident this past summer. However, Sanchez’s family is con...

Golden Gate Xpress

Golden Gate Xpress

Festival of Altars celebrates life and death

24th annual Día de Los Muertos altar festival celebrated in the Mission District

Celebrating life and death

Celebrar la vida y la muerte

BECA student Gabriela Sanchez remembered at on-campus vigil

BECA student Gaby Sanchez honored in vigil – family concerned about respecting Dia de los Muertos traditions

Our culture is not a costume

Comedic play brings humor to Day of the Dead celebrations

Mission District celebrates Día de los Muertos

SOMArts celebrates Día de los Muertos