Dia de los Muertos

          Day of the Dead is a tradition my family and I celebrate on November 1st. In Spanish it is called "dia de los muertos." It's the day we remember our decieced loved ones. We celebrate by making their favorite foods, then displaying it in a shrine overnight for them to enjoy. A common thing people, do is put skeleton heads and figures made from food, clay, or wood out with the food for the loved ones. Another thing my mom and I do, is run a 5K Day of the Dead race. We put makeup on our faces to look like skeletons and wear skeleton costumes. After th race, we usually enjoy some fresh tamales.