Día de los Muertos 2024

Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses altars at a Día de los Muertos celebration at Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard on Nov. 2. (Maria Hurtado)

Archbishop José H. Gomez with attendees behind a sawdust carpet, or alfombra, depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus at a Día de los Muertos celebration at Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard on Nov. 2. (Maria Hurtado)

Folklorico dancers perform for nearly 200 students from nearby Catholic schools at Calvary Cemetery in East LA on Oct. 24 to learn about the meaning of Día de los Muertos. (Maria Hurtado)

Nearly 200 students from nearby Catholic schools made crafts and built altars at Calvary Cemetery in East LA on Oct. 24 to learn about the meaning of Día de los Muertos. (Maria Hurtado)

Students had the opportunity to paint their faces during a Día de los Muertos Education Day at Calvary Cemetery in East LA on Oct. 24. (Maria Hurtado)

A young dancer prepares to perform at a Día de los Muertos celebration at Calvary Cemetery in East LA on Oct. 26. (Maria Hurtado)

Héctor and Irma Mosqueda dressed up for a Día de los Muertos event at Calvary Cemetery in East LA on Oct. 26 to honor their son who is buried there. (Maria Hurtado)

Artist Martin Tenorio Villagomez creates a large-scale sawdust carpet during a Día de los Muertos event at Calvary Cemetery in East LA on Oct. 26. (Maria Hurtado)

Auxiliary Bishop Matthew Elshoff blesses an altar dedicated to Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela at San Fernando Mission Cemetery on Nov. 2.

Parishioners attend the All Souls’ Day/Día de los Muertos Mass at San Fernando Mission Cemetery on Nov. 2. (Victor Alemán)

A young girl adds a white rose to one of the dozens of altars set up at San Fernando Mission Cemetery on Nov. 2. (Victor Alemán)

Images of departed loved ones and saints decorated the more than 70 altars featured at San Fernando Mission Cemetery on Nov. 2. (Victor Alemán)

Besides altars and Mass, Día de los Muertos celebrations included mariachis, folklorico dancing, sawdust carpet art installations, and more. (Victor Alemán)