Day of the Dead
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The opera opens in the real world, as drably attired villagers assemble marigold- and candle-festooned Day of the Dead altars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
He is one of ten dead relatives, whose remains the 62-year-old will clean before this year's Day of the Dead.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
Hanal Pixán is the Maya term for the Day of the Dead celebration which takes place Oct.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025
The third film - Candyman: Day of the Dead - was released in 1999, but set in 2020 Los Angeles.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
Then she, who had been his favorite, would be able to take her marigolds, the flowers of the dead, to his grave on the special Day of the Dead.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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