Día de los Muertos altars honor strangers as well as loved ones at Oakland Museum

Drums pounded as members of Danza Xitlalli, an Aztec dance group, circled the lawn of the Oakland Museum of California on Sunday, turning counterclockwise, then clockwise, to open the museum’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration. As the crowd swayed with the dancers, heads tilting as they turned, feet tapping the ground, others put the … Continue reading Día de los Muertos altars honor strangers as well as loved ones at Oakland Museum