The Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos or Día de los Muertos) is a holiday largely developed in Mexico, where it is mostly observed, but also in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere. It normally takes place on All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1 and 2).

Traditions connected with the holiday include honoring the deceased using calaveras and marigold flowers known as cempazúchitl, building home altars called ofrendas with the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these items as gifts for the deceased. The celebration is not solely focused on the dead, as it is also common to give gifts to friends such as candy sugar skulls, to share traditional pan de muerto with family and friends, and to write light-hearted and often irreverent verses in the form of mock epitaphs dedicated to living friends and acquaintances, a literary form known as calaveras literarias.

People waked through the "cemetery" on the Cleveland Public Theatre grounds to view the altars. Here are some of the altars and artwork.

Here are some of the people celebrating the day.

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The celebration also included resource tables, vendors and performances at Cleveland Public Theatre and throughout the neighborhood. Here is a video of a song by Mariachi Santa Cecilia and then photos from the neighborhood.

Mariachi Santa Cecilia

Altar (ofrenda) at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Altar (ofrenda) at Craciun Funeral Home

Jim Craciun with Mariachi Santa Cecilia

La Playa on Detroit

Blue Habanero on Detroit

The highlight was the Skulls and Skeletons Parade.

See lots of photos and a video of the Skulls and Skeletons Parade.

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Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos)People and Ofrendas (Altars)Cleveland Public Theatre6205 Detroit Ave.November 1, 2025

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Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos)
People and Ofrendas (Altars)
Cleveland Public Theatre
6205 Detroit Ave.
November 1, 2025

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