Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) is a two day holiday that reunites the living and dead. Families create ofrendas (Offerings) to honor their departed family members that have passed. These altars are decorated with bright yellow marigold flowers, photos of the departed, and the favorite foods and drinks of the one being honored. The offerings are believed to encourage visits from the land of the dead as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their foods and join in the celebrations!

Day of the Dead is a rare holiday for celebrating death and life. It is unlike any holiday where mourning is exchanged for celebration.

All Saints' Day, celebrated on November 1st (or the first Sunday after Pentecost in the East), honors all Christian saints, known and unknown, who have achieved heaven, serving as a solemn holy day, especially in Catholicism, following Halloween (All Hallows' Eve) and preceding All Souls' Day (Nov 2nd) for remembering the departed. Traditions include special church services, prayers, visiting and decorating graves with flowers or beads, and communal remembrance, particularly vibrant in places like New Orleans.