Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a celebration honoring ancestors who have passed before.

Large altars or ofrendas appear in many towns and cities, where photos, food and flowers are offered to the ancestors in the window between the times light and dark. That’s Nov. 1 and 2.

We all honor those who have passed to the Spirit World. In Anishinaabe teachings, Wawatay, or the Northern Lights, are our ancestors dancing. They dance more than ever these days as the display of the Aurora Borealis amazes us many evenings. We show respect for those who have passed on by acknowledging them, sometimes in federal holidays like memorial day, but in many cultures by a feast, and some sort of ceremony.

Our ancestors are revered, and the dearly departed who have traveled on are offered a f

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