Traditions that Unite Us: Día de los Muertos

Learn more about the two-day Mexican holiday, celebrated at the beginning of November, that reunites the living with the dead

By: Suzanne Laurent, Robert Ortiz, Photographer

Outlets: 603 Diversity

Published: October 30, 2025

Words: 949

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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While losing a loved one is a solemn occasion of mourning, in Mexican culture, those who have passed on are remembered in a sentimental, even joyful, way during Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.

“It’s a favorite tradition of my culture,” said Maria Garnica, who owns the El Viajero Restaurante Tradicional Mexicano in Hooksett with her husband, Miguel. “It reunites the living and the dead.”

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