Día De Los Muertos Celebration at Santa Clara Cemetery
Hundreds gathered at the Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard for a Día de los Muertos celebration.
Families brought flowers, foods, gifts, and shared memories of loved ones who have passed away.
- La flor de cempasúchil, with its blistering orange petals, filled fields, columbariums, and chapels.
- A noon mass marked the beginning of the event, followed by a procession around the cemetery.
Joseph Hernandez led the community in prayer, commending everyone for coming together as family while mourning their own.
Día de los Muertos is a multi-day celebration where the living honor and celebrate those who have passed on to the next life.
Author's summary: Día De Los Muertos celebrated at Santa Clara Cemetery.