Dia de los Muertos festival bridges cultures and connects loved ones
Gerardo Rivillas and Marianna Livingston dance to the music of Christian Brothers High School Marching Band in front of an audience during the Dias las Muertos festival at the Brooks Museum on Saturday Oct. 29, 2022. The holiday originated in Mexico and celebrates loved ones who have died. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphians gather at the Brooks Museum to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a holiday hosted annually to honor those who have died.
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Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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