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PHOTOS: Día de los Muertos in Texas and Mexico

  • A DÌa de los Muertos altar seen Oct. 28, 2022, at the Dow School in Houston remembers the 21 people who died in the Robb Elementary School shooting May 24 in Uvalde, Texas. The table included pictures and the names of each person who died, alongside signs from other fatal shootings from around the country, such as Santa Fe, Texas, and Sandy Hook, Conn. (Photo: Catholic News Service)
  • A painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe is seen above a DÌa de los Muertos altar at the Dow School in Houston Oct. 28, 2022. (Photo: Catholic News Service)
  • A DÌa de los Muertos altar is seen at the Dow School in Houston as it celebrates sisters from the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Oct. 28, 2022. (Photo: Catholic News Service)
  • People gather around "La Santa Muerte, the incarnation of death, in Mexico City Oct. 31, 2022, the eve of the Day of the Dead. Day of the Dead is a Mexican custom traditionally observed Nov. 1 and 2 to remember family and friends who have died. (Photo: Catholic News Service)
  • An aerial view shows a traditional sawdust carpet next to Morelia Cathedral ahead of the Day of the Dead in Morelia, Mexico, Oct. 31, 2022. Day of the Dead is a Mexican custom traditionally observed Nov. 1 and 2 to remember family and friends who have died. (Photo: Catholic News Service)