CHEYENNE — Cheyenne’s annual Día de los Muertos city-wide celebration is back and bigger than ever, with celebrations having already begun in the capital city.

Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2, but it’s also celebrated on Oct. 31 and Nov. 6 in certain countries. The multi-day holiday has friends and family gather to pay their respects and remember their loved ones who’ve passed away.

Jessica Fernandez-Medina, the Cheyenne Hispanics Improving Strengthening Powerful Alliances (CHISPA) committee chair, called it “honoring the eternal light of our loved ones.”

The dead are commemorated by the making or gifting of sugar skulls, and by displaying an ofrenda, which is a home altar. These altars often have flowers, candles, photos of the deceased, thei

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