"I learned to rejoice it and celebrate and it's not sad anymore. "I've always felt like this is my memory of him," Fajardo said. Fajardo said it has helped her cope with the death of her brother since his passing in 2006. That's when Fajardo's cousin Cynthia McGuire taught her how to make an altar. Details: Día de los Muertos celebration at the Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix). I didn't know 'cause I didn't have anybody passed that close to me." "When my brother passed I didn't know how to mourn. It was in honor of her brother Jerry Fajardo. Her first one was on a small table nearly 15 years ago. I feel them around me."įajardo's altar hasn't always been this big that it takes over her living room. "As I bring out each picture I say hello to them," Fajardo said. "I am happy for my daughter that she does all this and she gets all excited about it," said Anita Chabolla, Fajardo's mother.įajardo said it takes about two weeks to build her altar and that it helps her reflect on the memories she has of her loved ones. "It expanded because I have a lot of family members that have passed." It's the time of the year I get to bring all of my loved ones out," said Fajardo. ![]() Upland resident Diana Fajardo's altar spreads across her living room and splits into three pieces. (KABC) - It's that time of year when families who commemorate Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, create altars, or ofrendas, in honor of their loved ones who have passed away. ![]() Instead, he said it is meant for celebrating the dead with food, drinks, and parties the dead enjoyed. It is not Mexican Halloween, emphasized Williams Sandria, an 8th grader at Woodlawn Academy. Dia de los Muertos at Olvera Street is the only celebration of its kind in Los Angeles A nine (9) day festival, with a nightly procession, community altars on. An Upland woman's Day of the Dead altar has grown 10 times its size since she created her first one nearly 15 years ago. Día de los Muertos is a millenia-old tradition, with roots in indigenous Mexico, for honoring the memory and souls of departed loved ones.
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