SUNSET PARK — “I didn’t know so many people could die from so many things,” eight-year-old Meena Deo said innocently as she sat cross-legged in front of dozens of lit candles. She and her mother Shalini visited the Corona Altar at Green-Wood Cemetery on Oct. 31 for the cemetery’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration.
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is primarily a Mexican tradition associated with the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 1 and 2), showing love and respect for deceased family members. This year, the holiday holds more significance as at least 19,355 people have died from COVID-19 in New York City …
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