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Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda/Day of the Dead Ofrenda

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Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda/Day of the Dead Ofrenda

Porfiria Mijangos explains the elements of a traditional ofrenda for Day of the Dead in her region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Interview and footage are from the Day of the Dead celebration at Orleans YMCA, Medina, New York, November 1 2019. Members of her extended family built the large ofrenda seen here for the annual community-wide event.

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