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PHOTOS: Carbondale’s 20th Día de los Muertos celebration

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A participant walks in the Dia de los Muertos parade carry copal on Friday in Carbondale.
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Carbondale Arts hosted its 20th Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration as part of First Friday on Nov. 1. Día de los Muertos is a fiesta honoring the dead that is traditionally celebrated in Mexico and other parts of Latin America on Nov. 1 and 2.

Carbondale’s celebration featured live music, food trucks, face painting, a procession and performances by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico, Mezcla Socials Dance, Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra and drumming led by Gabriela Mejia.

Two children paint a sugar skull on another child’s face in celebration of Día de los Muertos on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Carbondale.
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The Virgin Mary is nestled in an altar as part of an ofrenda at the Carbondale branch of the Garfield County Library on Friday in Carbondale for Dia de los Muertos.
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First Friday attendees stroll down Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 as they wait for the Día de los Muertos procession to begin.
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A community ofrenda, or altar, honoring deceased loved ones on display on the steps of the Launchpad in Carbondale on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico dancers prepare to perform during the Día de los Muertos procession on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in Carbondale.
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A paper mache calaca is seen in the Dia de los Muertos parade on Friday in Carbondale.
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Two children wearing sugar skull face paint watch Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico members dance during the Día de los Muertos procession on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in Carbondale.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico members perform Mexican folk dance while dressed in costumes honoring Aztec culture on Friday, Nov 1., 2024 in Carbondale.
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Awash in the swirling blue light that traveled with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico during the procession, a dancer observes the crowd on Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico performers dance in a circle on Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico dancers conclude their performance by taking a knee on Main Street in Carbondale on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
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Participants are seen wearing traditional Aztec vestments during the First Friday Dia De Los Muertos event in Carbondale.
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