Día de los Muertos, typically celebrated Nov. 1 and 2, is coming early to Ogden this year, with an event set for Saturday, the first of three in the city and many more around the state.

Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music is hosting its Día de los Muertos celebration on Saturday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Ogden Amphitheater, 343 E. 25th St. It will feature a community altar where members of the community can put pictures of late loved ones, as well as a pet altar for dogs, cats and other family pets that have died.

“I would describe it as a way to come together and just remember the ones that have passed. It’s a moment where you can remember them and say, ‘Oh, this was their favorite food. This was their favorite song that they like to listen to,’” said Yesenia Salgado, one of the event’s

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