By Alex Grant – TheOrion.com – Photo M.E.c.h.A.

“Día de Los Muertos is (a holiday) to celebrate loved ones that have passed,” Ureña said. “Our culture should be spread out to anyone, it’s welcome to anyone. But again, a lot of people like to stereotype it, saying that it’s Mexican Halloween and that’s one thing that it’s not.”

Day of the Dead is actually part of an annual three-day fiesta called Días de los Muertos.

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