Day of the Dead
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Michoacán is known for its annual Day of the Dead celebrations, and Manzo had spent weeks readying the city’s festival of lights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
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
He looked pretty much like I’d seen him in my dream—an aviator’s jacket, black jeans, and a T-shirt with dancing skeletons on it, like one of those Day of the Dead pictures.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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