With traditional dances and costumes and lots of delicious Mexican eats, the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) was celebrated at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery earlier this month. Observed in Mexico — where it’s a national holiday — and other Latin American countries, the occasion focuses on gatherings of family and friends who pray for and remember late loved ones. Favorite foods of the departed are left out for them. The holiday coincides with the Catholic holidays All Saints Day and All Souls Day.
