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A Día de los Muertos Extravaganza at Forest Lawn

Folkloric dancers with Catrina face paint dance at last year's Día de los Muertos celebration at Forest Lawn. | Courtesy of Forest Lawn
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Follow the cempasúchil leaves to a celebration in honor of the dead. No, not to the Mictlán, but to your screen! Watch Forest Lawn's Día de los Muertos extravaganza featuring Mexican flokloric dance, mariachi, a religious ceremony, sculpture, intricate flower arrangements, marionettes and more.

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Intricately costumed as Catrinas, dancers take the stage at the Día de los Muertos celebration. | Screenshot from "Día De Los Muertos"
Intricately costumed as Catrinas, dancers take the stage at the Día de los Muertos celebration. | Screenshot from "Día De Los Muertos"

Title: Día De Los Muertos
Presented By: Forest Lawn
Originally Presented: Nov. 1, 2020

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