{"id":334233,"date":"2025-10-26T16:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/334233\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T16:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:51:11","slug":"san-diegans-celebrating-day-of-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/334233\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diegans celebrating Day of the Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dia2x.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dia2x.jpg\" alt=\"A vendor booth at a Dia de Los Muertos fest where a woman and a young girl stand behind an ofrenda decorated with orange cloth.\" class=\"wp-image-352249\"  \/><\/a>Vendors and ofrendas at Dia de Muertos in City Heights. (Photo by Adrian Childress\/Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n<p>For many locals, this time of year means edging closer to Halloween. <\/p>\n<p>But for others, the end of October and the beginning of November are also all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/inafed\/articulos\/dia-de-muertos-tradicion-mexicana-que-trasciende-en-el-tiempo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D\u00eda de Muertos<\/a> (or, as is more common in the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/blog\/dia-de-los-muertos-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D\u00eda de los Muertos<\/a>) \u2013 Day of the Dead \u2013 which is traditionally celebrated at the same time as All Saints\u2019 Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls Day (Nov. 2). <\/p>\n<p>It is a time during which, as the name suggests, those we knew and loved who have passed on are able to return for a visit, to say hello and perhaps share a drink or two with those still living.<\/p>\n<p>People pause at altars, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/dayofthedead.holiday\/traditions\/the-ofrenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ofrendas<\/a>, to remember those dear to them around the Day of the Dead. Sometimes those are displayed privately in homes, but many can be spotted outside homes, at festivals, or displayed out in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Ofrendas are covered with bright <a href=\"https:\/\/coolsandiegosights.com\/2019\/11\/05\/marigolds-add-meaning-to-el-campo-santo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marigolds<\/a> (sometimes called las flores del camposanto, as their bright colors help guide spirits from their graves back to the living), pictures or totems of lost loved ones with sugar skulls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mexicoinmykitchen.com\/pan-de-muerto-mexican-bread-of-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pan de muerto<\/a>, candles, photos, and more, including the departeds\u2019 favorite foods.<\/p>\n<p>Two celebrations took place this weekend \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQHsTIGj3p0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Heights\u2019<\/a> on Saturday and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpbs.org\/events\/2025\/10\/26\/barrio-logan-dia-de-muertos-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barrio Logan\u2019s<\/a> on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>But even if you\u2019ve missed those processions, you haven\u2019t missed your chance to show love for someone who\u2019s passed on. Events continue next weekend:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Old Town \u2013 D\u00eda de los Muertos \/ Fiesta de Reyes, through Nov. 2, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Old Town San Diego State Historic Park<\/li>\n<li>Downtown Chula Vista \u2013 5th Annual D\u00eda de los Muertos Celebration, Nov. 1, 3\u20138 p.m., Third Avenue, Downtown Chula Vista<\/li>\n<li>Echoes Concert Series \u2013 Nov. 1, 4 p.m.\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stpaulcathedral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Paul\u2019s Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego<\/a><br \/>Nov. 2, 4 p.m.\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/encinitaschurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Dieguito United Methodist Church, Encinitas<\/a>, for a concert inspired by All Saints Day and D\u00eda de los Muertos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And if you\u2019re experiencing D\u00eda de Muertos for the first time, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/life\/2025\/10\/20\/san-diego-comes-alive-for-dia-de-los-muertos-your-guide-to-the-celebrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u2019s some tips<\/a> on what to bring and do.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT<br \/>\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vendors and ofrendas at Dia de Muertos in City Heights. 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